Scythris acarioides

Scythris acarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species: S. acarioides
Binomial name
Scythris acarioides
Bengtsson, 1997

Scythris acarioides is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Italy.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the sclerotized formation of stermum 7, reminiscent of a tick (belonging to the order Acari).[2]

References

  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. lepiforum.de


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