Scythris picaepennis

Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. It is found in Europe.

Scythris picaepennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. picaepennis
Binomial name
Scythris picaepennis
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Porrectaria picaepennis Haworth, 1828

Description

The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm and is on the wing in July.[2]

The larvae feed in a web on many herbs including common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium), common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), plantains (Plantago species), devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis); thyme (Thymus praecox subsp praecox) and wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus).[3]

References
  1. "Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "43.004 BF915 Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828) white-dusted owlet". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 21 May 2020.


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