Parascythris muelleri

Parascythris muelleri is a moth of the family Scythrididae, and the only species in the genus Parascythris. It was described by Mann in 1871. It is found in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.[1][2]

Parascythris muelleri
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Parascythris

Hannemann, 1960
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P. muelleri
Binomial name
Parascythris muelleri
(Mann, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Butalis muelleri Mann, 1871
  • Scythris tolli Rebel, 1938
  • Scythris muelleri var. unicolorata Osthelder, 1951

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Thymus species.

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