Scythris petrella explained

Scythris petrella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found on the Canary Islands.^[1]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, mottled with ashy white. The base is sprinkled with ashy white scales. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

The larvae feed on Rocelia fusiformis.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223306/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436507 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Scythris_Petrella lepiforum.de
3. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/scythrididae/scythris/ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.