Scythris anthracodelta

Scythris anthracodelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. anthracodelta
Binomial name
Scythris anthracodelta
Meyrick, 1911

Scythris anthracodelta is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Limpopo, South Africa.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale grey, thinly sprinkled with black points and with a triangular blackish blotch on the dorsum before the middle, reaching half way across the wing. There is an indistinct blackish dot in the disc before three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (1): 72 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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