Scythris lactanea is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in the South African provinces of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.[1]

Scythris lactanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. lactanea
Binomial name
Scythris lactanea
Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). The forewings are light fuscous, almost wholly suffused with ochreous whitish except for a more or less developed subcostal band. There are obscure fuscous dots towards the dorsum at one-third and the middle, and above the tornus. A suffused dark fuscous dot is found on the fold between the two former and the plical stigma is suffused and dark fuscous, the second discal round, distinct and dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4): 313   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.