Scythris inspersella
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Scythris inspersella, the Norfolk owlet, is a moth of the family Scythrididae, first described by the German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1817. It has a Holarctic distribution.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are black with blueish-white scales. The hindwings are dark ochreous brown.[3][dead link] Adults are on wing from July to August, flying during the day, visiting flowers.[4]
The larvae feed (usually gregariously) on rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) and great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum). They spin the terminal shoots of their host plant together.[5] Larvae can be found in June and July.
Distribution
The moth is found in Asia, Europe and North America. In Great Britain it was first found at Hockwold, [[Norfolk] in 1977], although not identified until 1980. It has since been found elsewhere in Norfolk, Yorkshire (2001) and Tunstall Common, Suffolk.[4]
References
- ^ "Scythris inspersella (Hübner, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ a b "Scythris inspersella Norfolk Owlet". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "43.008 BF920a Scythris inspersella (Hübner, [1817])". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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