Scythris potentillella
Appearance
Scythris potentillella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Scythris |
Species: | S. potentillella
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Binomial name | |
Scythris potentillella (Zeller, 1847)
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Scythris potentillella is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Asia Minor and Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 8–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August, possibly in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) and sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella) and can be found in April and May.[3]
Distribution
[edit]It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Portugal, Italy, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia) to Asia Minor.[4] The habitat consists of dry sandy areas.
References
[edit]- ^ "Scythris potentillella (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ "43.006 [B&F: 0920] Scythris potentillella (Zeller, 1847)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 May 2020.