''Scythris timoi'' 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. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. The habitat consists of riverside woods, surrounded by desert steppes.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Timo Nupponen, the brother of the author.

References

timoi Moths described in 2009 Moths of Asia {{Scythrididae-stub