Scythris laminella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia and Ukraine)[2] and Central Asia.[3]
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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. laminella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris laminella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from May to July.[5]
The larvae feed on Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Hieracium pilosella.
References edit
- ^ Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Swedish Moths