Infurcitinea toechophila

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Infurcitinea toechophila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Infurcitinea
Species:
I. toechophila
Binomial name
Infurcitinea toechophila
(Walsingham, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea toechophilaWalsingham, 1908

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.

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References

  1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2013-JUNE-17.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de