Scythris crassiuscula
Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. crassiuscula |
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| Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) | |
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Description
The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm and flies during the day from June to September.[2] The larvae form a loose spinning near the base of its food plant, rock-rose (Helianthemum species), eating the upper surface of the lower leaves.[2]
References
- "Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Kimber, Ian. "43.005 BF914 Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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