Areniscythris brachypteris Powell, 1976 is a animal in the Scythrididae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Areniscythris brachypteris Powell, 1976
Areniscythris brachypteris is a flightless scythridid moth found in California's coastal sand dunes, described in 1976.
Areniscythris brachypteris is a moth species belonging to the family Scythrididae. This species has two common names: the Oso Flaco flightless moth and the sand-dune grasshopper moth. It was described by Jerry A. Powell in 1976, and is found in the coastal sand dunes of California.
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Neoscythris fissirostris Meyrick, 1928
Scythris scopolella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Scythris trivinctella (Zeller, 1873)
Enolmis acanthella (Godart, 1824)
Scythris fuscicomella (Clemens, 1860)
Scythris sinensis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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