Scythris tributella

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Scythris tributella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Scythris
Species:
S. tributella
Binomial name
Scythris tributella
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora tributellaZeller, 1847
  • Oecophora terrenellaZeller, 1847
  • Oecophora parvellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Oecophora denigratellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Butalis serellaConstant, 1885
  • Scythris karnyellaRebel, 1918
  • Scythris monotinctellaTurati, 1924
  • Scythris bulbosellaLhomme, 1949
  • Scythris igaloensisAmsel, 1951
  • Butalis cinefactellaBruand, 1851

Scythris tributella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by 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 .

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