Scythris acarioides

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Scythris acarioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Italy.[1]

Etymology[edit]

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

References[edit]

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