Habrophila

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Habrophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Habrophila
Meyrick, 1889
Species: H. compseuta
Binomial name
Habrophila compseuta
Meyrick, 1889[1]

Habrophila are a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae.[2] It consists of only one species, Habrophila compseuta, which is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 11 mm. The forewings are very elongate and whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, but less towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[3]

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