Scythris limbella
| Scythris limbella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. limbella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Scythris limbella is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, and part of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine), east into Russia.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September, possibly in two generations.
The larvae feed on the shoots and flowers of Chenopodium and Atriplex in a web.
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