Scythris acarioides
| Scythris acarioides | |
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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. acarioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris acarioides Bengtsson, 1997
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Scythris acarioides is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in Italy.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species name refers to the "sclerotized formation of sternum 7, reminiscent of a tick (belonging to the order Acari)".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ lepiforum.de