Scythris empetrella

Scythris empetrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae described by Ole Karsholt and Ebbe Nielsen in 1976 and found in Europe.[1]

Scythris empetrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. empetrella
Binomial name
Scythris empetrella
Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx variella Stephens, 1835 (preocc.)

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on crowberries (Empetrum species), heather (Calluna species) and heath (Erica species). They form a silken tube containing grains of sand near the base of the food plant with the tube extending into the sand.[3]

Distribution

S. empetrella is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania.[4] The habitat is sandy heathland.

References
  1. "Scythris empetrella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Eenstipdikkopmot Scythris empetrella (Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original March 4, 2016. (in Dutch)
  3. Kimber, Ian. "Scythris empetrella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Scythris empetrella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 27 May 2020.


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