Scythropiodes hamatellus
| Scythropiodes hamatellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Scythropiodes |
| Species: | S. hamatellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythropiodes hamatellus Park & C. S. Wu, 1997
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Scythropiodes hamatellus is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 1997. It is found in Korea and Sichuan, China.[1]
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are creamy white, speckled with brown scales. There is a small dark streak near the base, a costal spot in the middle, two distinct discal spots near the middle and the end of the cell, another small dot near the cell and a large spot near the tornus, as well as a row of dark dots running along the marginal line. There are five to six brown dots along the margin of the termen. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from Latin hamatus (meaning hooked).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Scythropiodes hamatellus Park & Wu, 1997". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Insecta Koreana 14