The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September, possibly in two generations.[2] The larvae feed on the shoots and flowers of goosefoots (Chenopodium species) and orache (Atriplex species) in a web.
scythris, limbella, moth, family, scythrididae, first, described, danish, zoologist, johan, christian, fabricius, found, asia, europe, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, scythri. Scythris limbella is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius It is found in Asia and Europe Scythris limbellaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily ScythrididaeGenus ScythrisSpecies S limbellaBinomial nameScythris limbella Fabricius 1775 1 SynonymsList Tinea limbella Fabricius 1775 Tinea variella Denis amp Schiffermuller 1775 Tinea quadriguttella Thunberg 1794 Tinea tristella Hubner 1796 Astyages cylindrella Stephens 1834 Roslerstammia quadrigutella Bruand 1850 Butalis chenopodiella f obscura Staudinger 1871Description editThe wingspan is about 15 mm Adults are on wing from June to September possibly in two generations 2 The larvae feed on the shoots and flowers of goosefoots Chenopodium species and orache Atriplex species in a web Distribution editIt is found in most of Europe except Iceland Ireland and part of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine east into Russia and Iran from Golestan to Farsi It is an introduced species in the north eastern Nearctic region clarification needed 3 4 References edit Scythris limbella Fabricius 1775 Fauna Europaea Retrieved 25 May 2020 Kimber Ian 43 007 BF918 Scythris limbella Fabricius 1775 UKmoths Retrieved 25 May 2020 Savela Markku Scythris Hubner 1825 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved 25 May 2020 Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae Lepidoptera Gelechioidea This article on a moth of the family Scythrididae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scythris limbella amp oldid 1052516013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,