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Scythris sinensis

Synonyms: Butalis sinensis (homotypic); Eretmocera pentaxantha

Wikipedia Abstract

Scythris sinensis is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found in eastern Asia, Europe, central Russia, southern Siberia and North America (Pennsylvania). The wingspan is 10-14 mm. The larvae feed on Chenopodium album and Atriplex patula.
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Prey / Diet

Atriplex hortensis (garden orach)[1]
Chenopodium album (lambsquarters goosefoot)[2]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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