THC Science

Thyris fenestrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Thyrididae
Genus:	Thyris
Species:	T. fenestrella
Binomial name
	Thyris fenestrella; (Scopoli 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena fenestrella Scopoli, 1763;

The Pygmy (Moth) (Thyris fenestrella) is a moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May until mid-August.

The larvas feed on Clematis vitalba, Sambucus nigra, Arctium lappa and are found in July and August. They have two generations a year, hybernating as a chrysalis.

References

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 ==External links==
+*[http://www.lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=1302&country=Pl European Butterflies and Moths]
 *[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/thyrididae/thyris/index.html#fenestrella Funet]
-*[http://www.lepidoptera.pl/show.php?ID=1302&country=UK Lepidoptera.pl]
 *[http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Thyrididae/Tfenestrella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]