Scythris latebrosa

(Scythris latebrosa)

Description

Scythris latebrosa is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark greyish bronze. The submedian fold is irregularly strewn with obscure grey-whitish scales, with indistinct small cloudy dark fuscous spots before the middle of the wing and midway between this and the base. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Scythrididae
Genus:Scythris
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