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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. xenonympha |
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| Scythris xenonympha (Lower, 1900) | |
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Scythris xenonympha is a moth in the family Scythrididae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are white, finely dusted with fuscous and with three fuscous dots. The hindwings are pale fuscous.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scythris xenonympha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- Lower, Oswald B. (November 22, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (99): 403–423. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12162. ISSN 0370-047X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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