Scythropiodes hamatellus

Scythropiodes hamatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Scythropiodes
Species: S. hamatellus
Binomial name
Scythropiodes hamatellus
Park & Wu, 1997

Scythropiodes hamatellus is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Park and Wu in 1997. It is found in Korea and China (Sichuan).[1]

The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are creamy white, speckled with brown scales. There is a small dark streak near the base, a costal spot in the middle, two distinct discal spots near the middle and the end of the cell, another small dot near the cell and a large spot near the tornus, as well as a row of dark dots running along the marginal line. There are five to six brown dots along the margin of the termen. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin hamatus (meaning hooked).[2]

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