Scythris xylinochra

Scythris xylinochra is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in India.[1]

Scythris xylinochra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. xylinochra
Binomial name
Scythris xylinochra
Meyrick, 1931
Synonyms
  • Scythris zylinochra

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous and the hindwings are light grey.[2]

References
  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 4 (6): 179


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