''Scythris angustella'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
. The habitat consists of edges of large saline deserts with halophytic vegetation.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...
is 12.5–13 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to narrow and somewhat elongate forewings and is derived from Latin ''angustus'' (meaning narrow).
References
angustella
Moths described in 2009
Moths of Asia
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