Scythris laminella

Species of moth

Scythris laminella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. laminella
Binomial name
Scythris laminella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea laminella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Butalis succisae Rössler, 1866
  • Butalis schuetzei Fuchs, 1901
  • Butalis disqueella Fuchs, 1903
  • Lita aereella Duponchel, 1842[1]

Scythris laminella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia and Ukraine)[2] and Central Asia.[3]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from May to July.[5]

The larvae feed on Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Hieracium pilosella.

References

  1. ^ Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  5. ^ Swedish Moths
  • Scythris laminella in gbif
Taxon identifiers
Scythris laminella


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