Scythris scopolella
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Scythris scopolella is a butterfly from the subfamily of the ornamental moths (Scythridinae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 13 to 18 mm. The dark brown colored butterflies have a distinctive white spot pattern on their front wings. Near the base of the wing, a narrow white band extends from the trailing edge of the wing to almost the leading edge. In the disk region there is a large white spot in the middle, in the post-disk region there is a larger white spot on the trailing edge of the wing and a smaller, centrally located white spot near the apex.
Occurrence
Scythris scopolella is native to the western Palearctic . Their distribution area in Europe ranges from the Iberian Peninsula and Italy in the south across Central Europe to Eastern Europe.
Way of life
The caterpillars of Scythris scopolella feed on herbaceous plants and mosses as Rockrose ( Helianthemum ), locust herbs ( Hypericum ), sedum ( Sedum ) and wall-rotation tooth moss ( Tortula muralis ). The adults' flight time lasts from mid-May to late June. The diurnal moths can be observed sucking on various flowers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ scythrididae: Scythris scopolella (Linnaeus, 1767) . Lot - moths and butterflies. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ↑ Scythris scopolella (Linnaeus, 1767) . Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ A b Catalog of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Scythris scopolella (Linnaeus, 1767) . Flemish Entomological Society. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
Web links
- Lepiforum eV - More photos