Tinea antricola

Tinea antricola is a cave-dwelling moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from India, Sumatra, Indonesia[1] and Malaysia.[2]

Tinea antricola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Tinea
Species:
T. antricola
Binomial name
Tinea antricola
Meyrick, 1924
Synonyms

Tinea palaechrysis Meyrick 1929
Tinea hypochrysa Meyrick 1927

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are pale grey. The hindwings are light brassy-grey.[3]

References

  1. nhm - Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Bradley, 1973. Tineid moths from the Batu Caves, Selangor. - Journal Of Natural History Vol. 7 , Iss. 6.
  3. Description of Tinea hypochrysa in Exot. Microlep. 3: 332


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