Scythris crassiuscula
Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Scythris |
Species: | S. crassiuscula |
Binomial name | |
Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) | |
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Description
The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm and flies during the day from June to September.[2] The larvae form a loose spinning near the base of its food plant, rock-rose (Helianthemum species), eating the upper surface of the lower leaves.[2]
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References
- "Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Kimber, Ian. "43.005 BF914 Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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