''Scythris amplexella'' 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 ...

of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Bengt Å. Bengtsson in 2002. It is found in Sudan, the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an ...

and

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

Etymology

The species name refers to the shape of segment 8, embracing the genitalia with its more or less pointed extensions and is derived from Latin ''amplexus'' (meaning embracing, embrace). 2002a. Scythridids of the Arabian Peninsula, I: Oman (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae). ''Phegea'' 30(3): 105–118
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References

amplexella Moths described in 2002 {{Scythrididae-stub