''Scythris subsiccella'' 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 Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 1997. It is found in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
.
Etymology
The species name refers to the close external similarity to ''
Scythris siccella
''Scythris siccella'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839, found in Europe.
Description
The moth flies in July and can be found on flowers, preferring dry sandy habi ...
'', plus Latin sub- (meaning near).
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References
subsiccella
Moths described in 1997
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