Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907

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Higher taxa:	Scythrididae (family)/  Scythridinae (subfamily)/  Scythris (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walsingham, 1907
Citation:	Scythris camelella, sp. n.
Original genus:	Scythris
Publication:	Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1907b. Algerian Microlepidoptera.
Journal:	Entomologist's Monthly Magazine
Volume:	43
Issue:
Pagination:	9
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8953299

Scythris camelella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, type no 89974, NHMUK	Algeria	Algeria, Biskra, e.p. 08.iv.1895, leg. Eaton.
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Paratype	unknown	NHMUK	4 Paratypes, NHMUK.	Algeria	Algeria, Biskra, e.p. 08.iv.1895, leg. Eaton.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Pakistan, Spain, Syria, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Kenya		Bengtsson B. Å. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. page 189
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Namibia		Bengtsson B. Å. 2004. Scythrididae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 132
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Bengtsson B. Å. 2019. Scythrididae (Gelechioidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 253
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	South Africa	Northern Cape	Nupponen K. 2018. Notes on Scythrididae of western South Africa and Namibia, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) page 73
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	South Africa	Western Cape	Nupponen K. 2018. Notes on Scythrididae of western South Africa and Namibia, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) page 73
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Meyrick E. 1930a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3. page 561 (as delodelta)
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Sudan		Bengtsson B. Å. 2002b. Scythridids of the Arabia Peninsula, II: Yemen (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). page 70
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Yemen		Bengtsson B. Å. 2002b. Scythridids of the Arabia Peninsula, II: Yemen (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). page 70

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Vachellia nilotica	Fabaceae	Algeria	Passerin d'Entrèves P. & Roggero A. 2007. Scythrididae. – In: Heppner, J. B. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) fascicule 44. page 17
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae	Tunisia	Dumont C. 1932. Les Lépidoptères des gommiers du Nord de l'Afrique. page 718
Scythris camelella Walsingham, 1907	Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae	Tunisia	Dumont C. 1932. Les Lépidoptères des gommiers du Nord de l'Afrique. page 718

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scythris camelella (1)

Scythris camelella (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scythris delodelta Meyrick, 1930	Meyrick, 1930	species	Synonym	Scythris delodelta