Infurcitinea toechophila
Appearance
Infurcitinea toechophila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Infurcitinea |
Species: | I. toechophila
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Binomial name | |
Infurcitinea toechophila (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
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Infurcitinea toechophila is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]
The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The forewings are dark chocolate-brown with clearly defined silvery white markings. The hindwings are pale shining greyish.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on lichen.
References
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- ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2013-JUNE-17.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.