Biology:Scythris picaepennis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. picaepennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828)
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Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. It is found in Europe.
Description
The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm and is on the wing in July.[2]
The larvae feed in a web on many herbs including common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium), common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), plantains (Plantago species), devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis); thyme (Thymus praecox subsp praecox) and wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus).[3]
References
- ↑ "Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/829b1748-16da-45d9-b68f-f3ebd39f3680. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "43.004 BF915 Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/scythris-picaepennis. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Scythris picaepennis (Haworth, 1828) white-dusted owlet". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/scythrididae/scythris/scythris-picaepennis/. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q13646278 entry
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