Scythris scopolella

Scythris scopolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. scopolella
Binomial name
	Scythris scopolella; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Phalaena scopolella Linnaeus, 1767; Tinea scopolella Hübner, [1799] ; Lita triguttella Duponchel, 1840; Butalis biforella Staudinger, 1859; Butalis humillimella Staudinger, 1859; Butalis heleniella Millière, 1876; Scythris tenietella Caradja, 1920; Scythris gredosella Schmidt, 1941;

Scythris scopolella is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, north to Belgium, east to Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. It is also found in Bulgaria and on Crete.

Adults are on wing from May to the end of June. They are active during daytime.

The larvae feed on Tortula muralis, Helianthemum, Hypericum, Sedum and mosses growing on walls.

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