Areniscythris brachypteris
| Areniscythris brachypteris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Areniscythris |
| Species: | A. brachypteris
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| Binomial name | |
| Areniscythris brachypteris Powell, 1976
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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[edit]
- ^ "Areniscythris Powell, 1976" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ A Remarkable New Genus of Brachypterous Moth from Coastal Sand Dunes in California (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Scythrididae)