Bactrianoscythris pamirica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Pietro Passerin d'Entrèves and Angela Roggero in 2008.[1] It is found in Afghanistan,[2] where it has been recorded from the Pamir Mountains.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Bactrianoscythris |
| Species: | B. pamirica
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| Bactrianoscythris pamirica (Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2008)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bactrianoscythris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
- ^ New species and new records of Eastern Palaearctic scythridids from the Irano-turanian Region (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Scythrididae)