Parascythris Explained

Parascythris is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae erected by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1960. Its only species, Parascythris muelleri, was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1871. It is found in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Thymus species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 3, 2014 . Parascythris Hannemann, 1960 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 10, 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316114819/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436618 Fauna Europaea
  3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Parascythris_Muelleri Lepiforum e. V.