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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Scythris |
| Species: | S. bornicensis
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| Scythris bornicensis Jäckh, 1977
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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
edit- ^ "Scythris Hübner, [1825]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)
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