| Scythris arachnodes | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. arachnodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythris arachnodes
Walsingham, 1908
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Scythris arachnodes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands. [1]
The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are black, with a few greyish white scales at the base and two greyish white transverse bands. The hindwings are dark leaden grey. [2]
The larvae probably feed on lichens on the surfaces of rocks. They feed from within a web.
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| Scythris arachnodes | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. arachnodes
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scythris arachnodes
Walsingham, 1908
| |
Scythris arachnodes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands. [1]
The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are black, with a few greyish white scales at the base and two greyish white transverse bands. The hindwings are dark leaden grey. [2]
The larvae probably feed on lichens on the surfaces of rocks. They feed from within a web.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Scythris arachnodes.
Wikispecies has information related to
Scythris arachnodes.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
-
^
lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.