Order Butterflies and moths | Rank Species | |
Similar Scythris, Butterflies and moths, Scythrididae, Cosmopterix, Promalactis | ||
Scythris sinensis is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It is found in eastern Asia, Europe, central Russia, southern Siberia and North America (Pennsylvania).
The wingspan is 10-14 mm. The forewings are blue-blackish and the hindwings are dark fuscous.
The larvae feed on Chenopodium album and Atriplex patula.
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