Infurcitinea toechophila
| Infurcitinea toechophila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Infurcitinea |
| Species: | I. toechophila |
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| Infurcitinea toechophila (Walsingham, 1908)[1] | |
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Infurcitinea toechophila is a moth of the Tineidae family. 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.
References
- ↑ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2013-JUNE-17.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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