Phthinocola

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Phthinocola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Phthinocola

Meyrick, 1886

Phthinocola is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. [1]

This genus contains only one species: Phthinocola dochmia Meyrick, which was described in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London by lepidopterist Edward Meyrick in 1886. [2] This species is found in Tonga. [3] It has a wingspan of 9mm.

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References

  1. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
  2. ↑ "IRMNG taxon details". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, 1886


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