Areniscythris brachypteris

Areniscythris brachypteris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Areniscythris
Species:
A. brachypteris
Binomial name
Areniscythris brachypteris
Powell, 1976

Areniscythris brachypteris, the Oso Flaco flightless moth or sand-dune grasshopper moth, is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Jerry A. Powell in 1976. It is found in the coastal sand dunes of California.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Areniscythris Powell, 1976" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ A Remarkable New Genus of Brachypterous Moth from Coastal Sand Dunes in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Scythrididae)


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