Scythris heinemanni

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Scythris heinemanni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. heinemanni
Binomial name
Scythris heinemanni
(Möschler, 1869) [1]
Synonyms
  • Butalis heinemanniMöschler, 1869
  • Butalis ossianellaMillière, 1874

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.

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

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare and Silene nutans .

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References

  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

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