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Scythris bagdadiella

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Scythris bagdadiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. bagdadiella
Binomial name
Scythris bagdadiella
Amsel, 1949

Scythris bagdadiella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1949. It is found in Russia (southern Ural),[1] Algeria, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.[2][3]

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.

References

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  1. ^ Nupponen, K. 2010. Notes on Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of six new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). SHILAP revista de lepidopterologia 38(151): 267–285. full article (pdf).
  2. ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  3. ^ Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)