Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Europe.
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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. crassiuscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Description edit
The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm. The forewings are rather short-pointed, shining dark bronzy. Hindwings nearly 1, cilia less than 2 ; dark purplish -fuscous ; 4 and 5 connate or stalked Abdomen in female beneath with an ochreous- whitish suffusion on anteapical segment. [2] The moth flies during the day from June to September.[3] The larvae form a loose spinning near the base of its food plant, rock-rose (Helianthemum species), eating the upper surface of the lower leaves.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "43.005 BF914 Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
