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Parascythris

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Parascythris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Parascythris

Hannemann, 1960
Species:
P. muelleri
Binomial name
Parascythris muelleri
(J. J. Mann, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Butalis muelleri J. J. Mann, 1871
  • Scythris tolli Rebel, 1938
  • Scythris muelleri var. unicolorata Osthelder, 1951

Parascythris is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae erected by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1960. Its only species, Parascythris muelleri, was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1871. It is found in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Thymus species.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2014). "Parascythris Hannemann, 1960". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Lepiforum e. V.


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