''Scythris klimeschi'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Scythrididae. It was described by Passerin d'Entrèves in 1983. It is found on the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
.
The
wingspan
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is 9-11.5 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Salsola oppositifolia'', ''
Salsola longifolia'' and possibly ''
Atriplex parvifolius''.
"''Scythris'' Hübner,
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''.
References
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''.
References
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