''Scythris petrella'' is a
moth of the family
Scythrididae. 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 is 8–9 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, mottled with ashy white. The base is sprinkled with ashy white scales. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on ''
Rocelia fusiformis''.
"''Scythris'' Hübner, [1825]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''.
References
825]"">"''Scythris'' Hübner, [1825]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''.
References
Moths described in 1908
Scythris">petrella
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