Scythris limbella (Fabicius, 1775)

goosefoot owlet, chenopodium scythris moth

on Atriplex, Chenopodiastrum, Chenopodium

parasite

Larvae communally between spun shoot tips.

host plants

Amaranthaceae, oligophagous

Atriplex; Chenopodiastrum hybridum; Chenopodium

phenology

Bivoltine.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Scythris chenopodiella (Hübner, 1813).

references

Emmet & Langmaid (2002b), Fazekas & Ágoston (2012a), Huisman & Koster (1994a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2005a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Requena & Pérez De-Gregorio (2017b), Schütze (1931a), Sutter (1994a), Walczak, Baraniak, Chowaniec & Rynarzewski (2013a).