Biology:Scythris noricella

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Short description: Species of moth

Scythris noricella
Scythris noricella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. noricella
Binomial name
Scythris noricella
(Zeller, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oecophora noricella Zeller, 1843
  • Scythris magnatella Busck, 1904
  • Scythris noricella latifoliella Wolff, 1964

Scythris noricella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1843. It has a Holarctic distribution. In Europe, it is found on most of the continent, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Denmark , the Iberian Peninsula, the Baltic region and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[2] The larvae feed on Epilobium angustifolium.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q14325839 entry