Scythris distactica

Scythris distactica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. distactica
Binomial name
	Scythris distactica; Meyrick, 1921

Scythris distactica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Namibia and Zimbabwe.^[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light grey tinged with whitish and with a faint round cloudy somewhat darker spot in the disc at three-fourths. The hindwings are rather dark grey.^[2]

References

^ Afro Moths
^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 115 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 115 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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