Scythris falkovitshi

Scythris falkovitshi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. falkovitshi
Binomial name
	Scythris falkovitshi; Nupponen, 2009

Scythris falkovitshi is a moth species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in Uzbekistan.[1] The habitat consists of edges of saline deserts with halophytic vegetation.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Dr. Mark I. Falkovitsh, a Russian lepidopterist who discovered several new taxa of Scythrididae from the deserts of Uzbekistan in the 1940s.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Scythris falkovitshi Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 341–362.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Scythris falkovitshi Nupponen, 2009". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[2] Nupponen, K. (September 2009). "New records of Scythrididae from the Turanian region, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 341–362.