Biology:Scythris empetrella

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Short description: Species of moth

Scythris empetrella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. empetrella
Binomial name
Scythris empetrella
Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx variella Stephens, 1835 (preocc.)

Scythris empetrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae described by Ole Karsholt and Ebbe Nielsen in 1976 and found in Europe.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July.

Distribution

S. empetrella is found in Great Britain, Spain , France , Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden, Finland , Estonia and Lithuania.[3] The habitat is sandy heathland.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13575444 entry