Scythris scopolella

Scythris scopolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 species of moth of the family Scythrididae. 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.

External links[]

• Fauna Europaea
• Lepidoptera of Belgium