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

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

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


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