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),"Scythris Hübner, " at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.Fauna Europaea Georgia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.Notes on the distribution of Palearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.microvlinders.nl 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.Examination of the Scythrididae in the Bruand d’Uzelle collection: faunistic and taxonomic implications for the genus Scythris (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae)
The larvae feed on Coronilla varia.
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