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Scythris inspersella

Synonyms: Scythris hypotricha; Tinea inspersella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Scythris inspersella, the Norfolk owlet, is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Hubner in 1817. It has a Holarctic distribution. The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are black with blueish-white scales. The hindwings are dark ochreous brown. 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. Larvae can be found in June en July.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
North Norfolk Coast 7926 England, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)[1]
Epilobium hirsutum (hairy willow herb)[1]
Epilobium leptophyllum (linearleaf willowweed)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0