Scythris fissurella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Cape Verde (Brava), Kenya, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. Records from Russia (Astrakhan region) and Kazakhstan refer to the related S. niemineni.[1]

Scythris fissurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. fissurella
Binomial name
Scythris fissurella
Bengtsson, 1997

The larvae feed on Aerva javanica.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nupponen, K.; Nupponen, T.; Haverinen, R.; Pototski, A. (2016). "Notes on Scythrididae of Central Asia, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)". Entomologica Fennica. 27 (3): 118–132.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  • Bengtsson, B.Å., 1997: Scythridids found by H. Hacker in Pakistan 1988 and India 1992. Esperiana 4:467–481.