Scythris Lobella
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''Scythris lobella'' 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 K. Nupponen in 2013. It is found in southern
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. The habitat consists of xerotermic slopes with sparse vegetation.


Etymology

The species name refers to the lateral lobes of tegumen in the male genitalia and is derived from Latin ''lobus'' (meaning lobe).NUPPONEN, K. (2013): Noteworthy records of Scythrididae from the Palaearctic region, with descriptions of two new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). — SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 41 (164): 495-510
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References

lobella Moths described in 2013 {{Scythrididae-stub