Tiquadra cultrifera

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Tiquadra cultrifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Tiquadra
Species:
T. cultrifera
Binomial name
Tiquadra cultrifera
Meyrick, 1914 [1]

Tiquadra cultrifera is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Nigeria. [2]

The wingspan is 21–28 mm. The forewings are white or ochreous-whitish, with scattered dots or strigulae (lines) of dark fuscous irroration (speckling) except beneath the fold. There are some small raised tufts along the fold, and in the disc posteriorly. The hindwings are whitish-ochreous tinged with grey in males and grey in females. [3] This species is unmistakable by its whitish green or bluish basic colour.

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References

  1. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.28-Nov-2015)
  3. Exot. Microlep. 1: 213 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .