Scythris arachnodes

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Scythris arachnodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. arachnodes
Binomial name
Scythris arachnodes
Walsingham, 1908

Scythris arachnodes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands. [1]

The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are black, with a few greyish white scales at the base and two greyish white transverse bands. The hindwings are dark leaden grey. [2]

The larvae probably feed on lichens on the surfaces of rocks. They feed from within a web.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .