Elatobia fuliginosella
| Elatobia fuliginosella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Elatobia |
| Species: | E. fuliginosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elatobia fuliginosella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)[1] | |
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Elatobia fuliginosella is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Lienig & Zeller in 1846. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Denmark and parts of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in North America, where it has been recorded (under the name Elatobia carbonella) in Arizona, California and Quebec.[2]
The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on insect remains.