Scythris inspersella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. inspersella |
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris inspersella (Hubner, 1817)[1] | |
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Scythris inspersella, the Norfolk Owlet, is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Hubner in 1817. It has a Holarctic distribution.[2]
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are black with blueish-white scales. The hindwings are dark ochreous brown.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August, flying during the day. They visit the flowers of the larval host plant.
The larvae feed on Epilobium angustifolium, Epilobium montanum and Epilobium hirsutum. They spin the terminal shoots of their host plant together.[4] Larvae can be found in June en July.
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