Scythris crassiuscula

Scythris crassiuscula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. crassiuscula
Binomial name
Scythris crassiuscula
Synonyms[1]
  • Oecophora crassiuscula Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Scythris picaepennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the German entomologist Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Europe.

Description

The moth has a wingspan of circa 10 mm. The forewings are rather short-pointed, shining dark bronzy. Hindwings nearly 1, cilia less than 2; dark purplish -fuscous; 4 and 5 connate or stalked Abdomen in female beneath with an ochreous- whitish suffusion on anteapical segment. [2] The moth flies during the day from June to September.[3] The larvae form a loose spinning near the base of its food plant, rock-rose (Helianthemum species), eating the upper surface of the lower leaves.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "43.005 BF914 Scythris crassiuscula (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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