Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911

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Higher taxa:	Scythrididae (family)/  Scythridinae (subfamily)/  Scythris (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1911
Citation:	Scythris justifica, n. sp.
Original genus:	Scythris
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	233
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50495156

Scythris justifica (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide TMSA 16076♂, Type no. 391, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria, 10.xii.1907, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Botswana		Bengtsson B. Å. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. page 203
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Kenya		Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 85
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Namibia		Meyrick E. 1920c. Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera. VI. page 298 (as meligastra)
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 90 (map)
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. page 233
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 90
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Zimbabwe		Meyrick E. 1914b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 247 (as melanopleura)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911	Pupalia lappacea	Amaranthaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 90

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Scythris justifica (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scythris erudita Meyrick, 1917	Meyrick, 1917	species	Synonym	Scythris erudita
Scythris melanopleura Meyrick, 1914	Meyrick, 1914	species	Synonym	Scythris melanopleura
Scythris meligastra Meyrick, 1920	Meyrick, 1920	species	Synonym	Scythris meligastra