Scythris amplexella Bengtsson, 2002
| FAMILY | Scythrididae |
| SUBFAMILY | Scythridinae |
| GENUS | Scythris |
| SPECIES | amplexella |
| AUTHOR | Bengtsson, 2002 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Scythris amplexella Bengtsson sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Oman, Northern Region, Jabal Shams, 19 km NW of Al Hamra, 1100 m, 07.i.1993, leg. B. Skule. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Bengtsson 615X♂, ZMUC; Paratypes 35♂, 11♀, genitalia slide Bengtsson 616X, ZMUC, coll. Bengtsson. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Bengtsson B. A. 2002a. Scythridids of the Arabian Peninsula, I: Oman (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae). - Phegea 30(3):105–118. |
| PAGINATION | 107–108, figs. 3, 12–13, 14 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Oman | Bengtsson B. A. 2002a. Scythridids of the Arabian Peninsula, I: Oman (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae). - Phegea 30(3):105–118. | 106 | |
| Sudan | Bengtsson B. A. 2002a. Scythridids of the Arabian Peninsula, I: Oman (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae). - Phegea 30(3):105–118. | 108 | |
| United Arab Emirates | van der Wolf H. 2008a. Lepidoptera, family Scythrididae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. - — 1 (2007):418–427. | 421 | |
| Yemen | Bengtsson B. A. 2002b. Scythridids of the Arabia Peninsula, II: Yemen (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). - Esperiana 9:61–127. | 108 |
Host Plants
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