Scythris xenonympha

Scythris xenonympha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species: S. xenonympha
Binomial name
Scythris xenonympha
(Lower, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Syntomactis xenonympha Lower, 1900

Scythris xenonympha is a moth in the family Scythrididae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are white, finely dusted with fuscous and with three fuscous dots. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scythris xenonympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN 0370-047X via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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