Scythris tributella

Scythris tributella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Scythrididae
Genus:	Scythris
Species:	S. tributella
Binomial name
	Scythris tributella; (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	Oecophora tributella Zeller, 1847 ; Oecophora terrenella Zeller, 1847 ; Oecophora parvella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 ; Oecophora denigratella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 ; Butalis serella Constant, 1885 ; Scythris karnyella Rebel, 1918 ; Scythris monotinctella Turati, 1924 ; Scythris bulbosella Lhomme, 1949 ; Scythris igaloensis Amsel, 1951 ; Butalis cinefactella Bruand, 1851 ;

Scythris tributella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in central and southern Europe, North Africa (Libya) and Russia (southern Urals),^[1]^[2] Georgia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.^[3]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.^[4] The fore- and hindwings are chocolate brown without markings. The wings are slightly shiny at the base, the head and abdomen black, and the hindwings lighter than the forewings.^[5]

The larvae feed on Coronilla varia.

References edit

^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
^ microvlinders.nl
^ Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)

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[1] "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)

[4] rovlinders.nl

[5] Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)

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