Scythris timoi

Scythris timoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. timoi
Binomial name
	Scythris timoi; Nupponen, 2009

Scythris timoi is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan.[1] The habitat consists of riverside woods, surrounded by desert steppes.

Description

The wingspan is 11.5–12 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with three indistinct white dashes: in the fold at 0.25 and 0.45 and at the cell end. Sparsely scattered white scales exist over the wing. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Timo Nupponen, the brother of the author.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Scythris timoi Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 341–362.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Scythris timoi Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[2] Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 341–362.