''Scythris turanica'' is a

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species of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Kari Nupponen in 2009. It is found in south-western

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. The habitat consists of desert steppes.

Description

The

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is about 12 mm. The forewings are creamy white with sparsely scattered pale brown scales over the wing, more densely at the apical area, and forming small indistinct spots at 0.4 below the fold, 0.55 at the middle of the wing and 0.7 near the costa. The hindwings are pale fuscous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the bioregion where the species was first discovered.

References

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