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Scythris picaepennis  
         
  B&F: 0915

ABH: 43.004

Status:  Unknown

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare - no modern records

Primary Habitat:  Grassland

Wingspan:  10-12mm

Flight Period:  July

Observations:  Larvae feed in a silk web on Common Bird's-foot Trefoil and Wild Thyme. Adults fly by day and may be recorded nectaring on flowerheads - especially yellow flowers.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1918, KDNHS