Scythris sacharissa
Scythris sacharissa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1]
| Scythris sacharissa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. sacharissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris sacharissa Meyrick, 1913 | |
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are rather dark grey with a broad rosy-ochreous-whitish median longitudinal streak from the base to the termen, emitting a fine line beneath from beyond its middle. The veins on the costal area above this are marked by fine rosy-ochreous-whitish lines and there are similar indistinct dorsal and subdorsal lines, confluent towards the base, but becoming obsolete posteriorly. The hindwings are rather dark grey, darker posteriorly.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum 3 (4): 313
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