Scythris trivinctella

Scythris trivinctella, the banded scythris moth, is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New England to Florida, the Great Plains states, Texas to Arizona and south into Mexico, Utah, eastern Oregon and north into southern British Columbia.[1]

Scythris trivinctella
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S. trivinctella
Binomial name
Scythris trivinctella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Butalis trivinctella Zeller, 1873

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark brownish-gray with a broad white diagonal antemedial line and oblique postmedial line that divides into a Y-shape at the inner margin. The hindwings are uniform dark.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus hybridus.[2]

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