Scythris heinemanni

Scythris heinemanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. heinemanni
Binomial name
	Scythris heinemanni; (Möschler, 1869)
Synonyms
	Butalis heinemanni Möschler, 1869; Butalis ossianella Millière, 1874;

Scythris heinemanni is a flower moth of the Scythrididae family 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 larva feed on Origanum vulgare and Silene nutans.

References

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

[Bengtsson B., 1997 - Microlepidoptera of Europe 2: 1-301, Stenstrup]

External links

Media related to Scythris heinemanni at Wikimedia Commons

Fauna Europaea

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

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