Scythropia crataegella
| Hawthorn moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea |
| Family: | Scythropiidae |
| Genus: | Scythropia |
| Species: | S. crataegella
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| Binomial name | |
| Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Scythropia crataegella, the hawthorn moth, is a
.Taxonomy
Described as Phalaena crataegella by
Initially (in 1796), Hübner had misidentified the
junior synonym of this species, Tinea cornella, has frequently been misapplied – and sometimes still is even today – to the fairly closely related apple blossom tineid.[6]
Description and ecology
S. crataegella is a small
nocturnal adults are attracted to light sources; on Great Britain they are only commonly seen in July, but elsewhere they may be found from late May to September and have two generations per year[citation needed].[7]
The wingspan of adults is 11–15 mm. As usual for the Yponomeutidae, the forewings have a bold black-and-white pattern: two thick but irregular black bands divide the white forewings into roughly equal inner, middle and outer parts, and the white between the bands has numerous small black spots. The hindwings are dusky greyish-brown and unadorned. The body is whitish. The
References
- ^ a b Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris; Ollerenshaw, Justin; Wing, Peter; Hobern, Donald. Hobern, Donald (ed.). "Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767)". Global Lepidoptera Index. 1.1.24.171. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via ChecklistBank.
- ^ a b "Scythropia Hübner, 1825". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Scythropia Hübner, 1825". Global Lepidoptera Index. 1.1.24.171. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via ChecklistBank.
- ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
- ^ "Scythropia". Butterflies and Moths of the World. London: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004ab), FE (2009a), and see references in Savela (2001)
- ^ FE (2009b), Kimber [2010], and see references in Savela (2001)
- ^ Kimber [2010], and see references in Savela (2001)
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767) hawthorn moth". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009a): Argyresthia (Argyresthia) curvella. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2009b): Scythropia crataegella. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
- Kimber, Ian [2010]: UKMoths – Scythropia crataegella. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004a): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Dipleurina. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-OCT-14.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004b): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Scythropia. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
- Savela, Markku (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Scythropia. Version of 2001-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
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