Scythris klimeschi is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Passerin d'Entrèves in 1983. It is found on the Canary Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. klimeschi
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| Scythris klimeschi Passerin d'Entrèves, 1983
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Salsola oppositifolia, Salsola longifolia and possibly Atriplex parvifolius.[2]
References
edit- ^ PASSERIN D'ENTRÈVES, P. (1983): Ammerkungen zu einigen palaearktischen Scythrididen (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae) und Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Scythris. — Andrias 3: 29-32
- ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.