Scythris sinensis

Scythris sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species: S. sinensis
Binomial name
Scythris sinensis
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Butalis sinensis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Staintonia apiciguttella Christoph, 1882
  • Scythris pyrrhopyga Filipjev, 1924
  • Eretmocera pentaxantha Meyrick, 1929
  • Scythris kibarae Matsumura, 1931
  • Scythris mitakeana Matsumura, 1931

Scythris sinensis is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found in eastern Asia, Europe, central Russia, southern Siberia and North America (Pennsylvania).

The wingspan is 10-14 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium album and Atriplex patula.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ lepidoptera.eu
  3. ↑ Scythris at funet


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