2) Biotope, 3040m a.s.l.; 3)Herniaria alpina; 4) Adult caterpillar; 5) Freshly emerged moth; 6) Reared moth. Scale bar unit: mm; 7) Wild moth. Scale bar unit: mm.

 
 
  Part of: Schmid J (2018) Remarkable discovery of the Atlanto-Mediterranean moth Scythris ventosella Chrétien, 1907 at high altitude in the Alps of Valais, Switzerland – a possible relict of the late-glacial steppe-belt fauna? (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae). Alpine Entomology 2: 45-49. https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.2.23531