Scythris empetrella

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Scythris empetrella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. empetrella
Binomial name
Scythris empetrella
Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx variellaStephens, 1835 (preocc.)

Scythris empetrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae described by Ole Karsholt and Ebbe Nielsen in 1976 and found in Europe. [1]

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Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June to July.

Distribution

S. empetrella is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania. [3] The habitat is sandy heathland.

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References

  1. "Scythris empetrella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Eenstipdikkopmot Scythris empetrella (Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original March 4, 2016. (in Dutch)
  3. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Scythris empetrella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 27 May 2020.