Scythris heinemanni is a flower moth of the family Scythrididae and it is included in the knochella species group. It is found in mainland of France and Italy.

Scythris heinemanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. heinemanni
Binomial name
Scythris heinemanni
(Möschler, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Butalis heinemanni Möschler, 1869
  • Butalis ossianella Millière, 1874

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and August.

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare and Silene nutans.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  • [Bengtsson B., 1997 - Microlepidoptera of Europe 2: 1-301, Stenstrup]
edit

  Media related to Scythris heinemanni at Wikimedia Commons