Scythris jodhpursoides

Scythris jodhpursoides is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 2016. It is found in Kenya.[1]

Scythris jodhpursoides
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S. jodhpursoides
Binomial name
Scythris jodhpursoides
Bengtsson, 2016
Synonyms
  • Scythris ridiculella Bengtsson, 2014 (preocc. Caradja, 1920)

Etymology

The species name refers to the appearance of the male genitalia, where the valvae remind of riding breeches, in English sometimes called jodhpurs after the Indian word for this kind of trousers.[2]

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