Scythris petrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
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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. petrella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris petrella Walsingham, 1908
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, mottled with ashy white. The base is sprinkled with ashy white scales. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Rocelia fusiformis.[3]
References edit
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.