Scythris heinemanni
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Scythris heinemanni is a flower moth of the Scythrididae
family and it is included in the “knochella species-group”
The wingspan
is about 15 mm. It is found in mainland of France
and Italy
.
Adults are on wing in June, July and August.
The larva feed on Origanum vulgare and Silene nutans.
Scythrididae
Scythrididae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily...
family and it is included in the “knochella species-group”
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is about 15 mm. It is found in mainland of France
France
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and Italy
Italy
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.
Adults are on wing in June, July and August.
The larva feed on Origanum vulgare and Silene nutans.