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Genus of moths

Sciomystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Sciomystis
Meyrick, 1919
Species: S. amynias
Binomial name
Sciomystis amynias
Meyrick, 1919

Sciomystis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Sciomystis amynias, which is found in India.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark fuscous. The hindwings and cilia are rather dark fuscous.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937
Taxon identifiers
Sciomystis amynias


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