Spinitibia

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Spinitibia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Subfamily: Symmocinae
Genus: Spinitibia
Lee & Brown, 2010
Species:
S. hodgesi
Binomial name
Spinitibia hodgesi
Lee & Brown, 2010

Spinitibia is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae. The genus contains one species, Spinitibia hodgesi, which is found in North America and has been recorded in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. [1]

The length of the forewings is 5–8 mm, and adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

Etymology

The genus name refers to the spiniform setae present on the hind tibia. [2]

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