Oinophila nesiotes

Oinophila nesiotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Oinophila
Species: O. nesiotes
Binomial name
Oinophila nesiotes
Walsingham, 1908[1]

Oinophila nesiotes is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are dark olivaceous brown with two shining pale ochreous transverse fasciae. The hindwings are bronzy brownish with a few iridescent metallic scales.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on dead leaves.

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