''Scythris fallacella'' 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 ...
of the family
Scythrididae found in Europe.
Description
The moth has a wingspan of circa 15 mm and are on the wing in May and June. There may be a possible second generation in August.
The larva feed within a silken web on rock-rose (''
Helianthemum
''Helianthemum'' , known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,[' ...]
'' species) and pupate in the soil.
References
fallacella
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1847
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