Banded Scythris Moth
Scythris trivinctella (Zeller, 1873)
Family: Xyloryctidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing dark brownish-gray with broad white diagonal AM line and oblique PM line that divides into a Y shape at inner margin; AM line may merge with pale basal line; hindwing slender, lancelike, uniformly dark with very broad fringe of hairlike scales.
Wing Span: 1.2 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Amaranthus hybridus (slim amaranth)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Kansas; also present in British Columbia and Washington
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 01, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 22, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 22, 2022
Observation date: Sep 03, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 17, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 27, 2021
Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: May 09, 2019
Submitted by: fragglecat
Region: Hays County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 17, 2019
Observation date: Nov 01, 2015
Submitted by: D. Dodd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 12, 2016
Observation date: Nov 05, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 02, 2013
Observation date: Sep 24, 2013
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 25, 2013
Observation date: Aug 07, 2011
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Aug 31, 2012
Observation date: Aug 17, 2012
Submitted by: JC Jones
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2012