Bactrianoscythris pamirica

Bactrianoscythris pamirica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Bactrianoscythris
Species:
B. pamirica
Binomial name
Bactrianoscythris pamirica
(Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Scythris pamirica Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2008

Bactrianoscythris pamirica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Pietro Passerin d'Entrèves and Angela Roggero in 2008.[1] It is found in Afghanistan,[2] where it has been recorded from the Pamir Mountains.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bactrianoscythris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
  3. ^ "New species and new records of Eastern Palaearctic scythridids from the Irano-turanian Region (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Scythrididae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2021-05-09.