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Scythris trivinctella

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Banded scythris moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. trivinctella
Binomial name
Scythris trivinctella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Butalis trivinctella Zeller, 1873

Scythris trivinctella, the banded scythris moth, is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New England to Florida, the Great Plains states, Texas to Arizona and south into Mexico, Utah, eastern Oregon and north into southern British Columbia.[1]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus hybridus.[2]

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