Biology:Scythris trivinctella

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Short description: Species of moth

Scythris trivinctella
Scythris trivinctella - Banded Scythris Moth (14852495879).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. trivinctella
Binomial name
Scythris trivinctella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Butalis trivinctella Zeller, 1873

Scythris trivinctella, the banded scythris moth, is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New England to Florida, the Great Plains states, Texas to Arizona and south into Mexico, Utah, eastern Oregon and north into southern British Columbia.[1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark brownish-gray with a broad white diagonal antemedial line and oblique postmedial line that divides into a Y-shape at the inner margin. The hindwings are uniform dark.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus hybridus.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14326058 entry