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Scythris ochrantha

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Scythris ochrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. ochrantha
Binomial name
Scythris ochrantha
Meyrick, 1909
Synonyms
  • Scythris homoxantha Meyrick, 1921

Scythris ochrantha is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng) and Zimbabwe.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochreous and the hindwings are blackish-grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Meyrick E. 1921b. Description of Scythris homoxantha in Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8(2):49–148: p. 116


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