Scythris petrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

Scythris petrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. petrella
Binomial name
Scythris petrella

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, mottled with ashy white. The base is sprinkled with ashy white scales. The hindwings are grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Rocelia fusiformis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.