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Scythris jodhpursoides

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Scythris jodhpursoides
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S. jodhpursoides
Binomial name
Scythris jodhpursoides
Bengtsson, 2016
Synonyms
  • Scythris ridiculella Bengtsson, 2014 (preocc. Caradja, 1920)

Scythris jodhpursoides is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 2016. It is found in Kenya.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the appearance of the male genitalia, where the valvae remind of riding breeches, in English sometimes called jodhpurs after the Indian word for this kind of trousers.[2]

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