Biology:Scythris noricella
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Short description: Species of moth
Scythris noricella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Scythris |
Species: | S. noricella
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Binomial name | |
Scythris noricella (Zeller, 1843)[1]
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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
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Swedish Moths
- ↑ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q14325839 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythris noricella.
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