Scythris onerica
Scythris onerica is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in south-western Kazakhstan.[1] The habitat consists of desert steppes.
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Description
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, with a narrow creamy-white streak in the fold from the base to 0.4, distally enlarged to a spot. There is a rather large spot of the same colour at the cell end forming incomplete oblique fascia. The hindwings are dark fuscous.
Etymology
The species name refers to Oneri spring, the type locality.[2]
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Scythris onerica Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de LepidopterologĂa. 37 (147): 341–362.
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