Scythropia crataegella

Taxobox
name = Scythropia crataegella

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Yponomeutidae
subfamilia = Yponomeutinae
genus = Scythropia
species = "S. crataegella"
binomial = "Scythropia crataegella"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1767The Hawthorn Moth "(Scythropia crataegella)" is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 11-15 mm. The moth flies in two generations from late May to September. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on crataegus, malus sylvestris, [pear] and prunus species, such as prunus spinosa.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=25643 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Yponomeutidae/Scrataegella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4045 Hawthorn Moth at UKmoths]