Ocnophilella

Ocnophilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Subfamily:	Tineinae
Genus:	Ocnophilella ; T. B. Fletcher, 1940
Species:	O. autocrypta
Binomial name
	Ocnophilella autocrypta; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Generic HilarochordaGozmány & Vári, 1973; ; Specific Ocnophila autocryptaMeyrick, 1926; ;

Last updated November 24, 2025

Ocnophilella is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the family Tineidae ^[3] described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1940. Its only species, Ocnophilella autocrypta, described by Edward Meyrick in 1926, was found in Western Cape, South Africa.

References

↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ocnophilella Fletcher T. B., 1940". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ocnophilella autocrypta (Meyrick, 1926)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
↑ "Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae". Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2009-08-30.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ocnophilella Fletcher T. B., 1940". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ocnophilella autocrypta (Meyrick, 1926)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[3] "Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae". Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2009-08-30.

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