Enolmis Delnoydella
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''Enolmis delnoydella'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Scythrididae Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophor ...
. It was described by Groenen and Schreurs in 2016. It is found in
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
(Almeria). The
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is 12–13 mm. The forewings are white, with dark grey markings, the basal fascia hardly reaching the dorsum and the subbasal fascia angled, interrupted at the middle. The median fascia is broad and incised at the middle and there is a single black dot between the median and the terminal fascia. This terminal fascia runs along the termen and is sinuate. The hindwings are grey.


Etymology

The species is named for the collector of the species, Mr. Jos Delnoye.Enolmis delnoydella Groenen & Schreurs, sp. n., a new species from Spain (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae)
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References

Scythrididae Moths described in 2016 Moths of Europe {{Scythrididae-stub