Scythris bornicensis

Scythris bornicensis is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Jäckh in 1977. It is found in France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland.[1][2]

Scythris bornicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Scythris
Species:
S. bornicensis
Binomial name
Scythris bornicensis
Jäckh, 1977
Synonyms
  • Butalis grandipennis var. jurassiella Bruand, 1858
  • Scythris jurassiella

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The fore- and hindwings have a clear chocolate brown, bronzy ground colour. There is no patterns on the wings.[3]

References
  1. "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)


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