Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Infurcitinea argentimaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Infurcitinea
Species:	I. argentimaculella
Binomial name
Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Stainton, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea argentimaculella Stainton, 1849 Tinea niveistrigella Heinemann, 1854 Tinea sequella Haworth, 1828 Tinea vinculimarginella Bruand, [1854]

Infurcitinea argentimaculella, the Silver-barred Clothes Moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Stainton in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania and the Balkan Peninsula.^[2]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from July to early August.

The larvae feed on lichens, including Lepraria species, growing on shady rocks, walls or tree trunks. They construct a lichen covered silken tube. Pupation takes place within the tube.^[4]

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