Scythris limbella is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius. It is found in Asia and Europe.
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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. limbella
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Description
editThe wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September, possibly in two generations.[2] The larvae feed on the shoots and flowers of goosefoots (Chenopodium species) and orache (Atriplex species) in a web.
Distribution
editIt is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, and part of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine), east into Russia and Iran (from Golestan to Farsi). It is an introduced species in the north-eastern Nearctic region.[clarification needed][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "43.007 BF918 Scythris limbella (Fabricius, 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)