Scythris grandipennis

Scythris grandipennis is a moth of the family Scythrididae found in Europe.

Scythris grandipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. grandipennis
Binomial name
Scythris grandipennis
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Porrectaria grandipennis Haworth, 1828 [1]

Description

The moth flies mainly during the day and has a wingspan of circa 12–20mm.[2] The bronze forewings are long, pointed with a few whitish scales in the disc.[3]


The gregarious larvae make a silk web and feed on the shoots of the food plant which include Spanish gorse (Genista hispanica), Genista sagittalis, dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria), European gorse (Ulex europaeus) and dwarf gorse (Ulex minor).[4]

References
  1. "Scythris grandipennis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "43.002 BF911 Scythris grandipennis (Haworth, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Ellis, W N. "Scythris grandipennis (Haworth, 1828) black owlet". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 19 May 2020.


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