Scythris ambustella

Scythris ambustella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Greece.[1][2]

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

Etymology

The species name refers to the appearance of the moth and is derived from Latin ambustum (meaning to burn).[3]

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


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