Tinea aetherea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Tinea |
Species: | T. aetherea
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Binomial name | |
Tinea aetherea |
Tinea aetherea is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926. [3] However the placement of this species within the genus Tinea is in doubt. [1] As a result, this species has been referred to as Tinea (s.l.) aetherea. [2] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with grey-ochreous markings. The hindwings are purplish grey with a dark-fuscous subbasal shade. [4]
Tinea aetherea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Tinea |
Species: | T. aetherea
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Binomial name | |
Tinea aetherea |
Tinea aetherea is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. [2] It was described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926. [3] However the placement of this species within the genus Tinea is in doubt. [1] As a result, this species has been referred to as Tinea (s.l.) aetherea. [2] This species is endemic to New Zealand. [1]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous with grey-ochreous markings. The hindwings are purplish grey with a dark-fuscous subbasal shade. [4]