Scythris latebrosa
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| Scythris latebrosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. latebrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris latebrosa Meyrick, 1913 | |
Scythris latebrosa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark greyish bronze. The submedian fold is irregularly strewn with obscure grey-whitish scales, with indistinct small cloudy dark fuscous spots before the middle of the wing and midway between this and the base. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (4): 314
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