Nemapogon scutifera

Nemapogon scutifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Nemapogon
Species: N. scutifera
Binomial name
Nemapogon scutifera
Gaedike, 2007

Nemapogon scutifera is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in Greece[1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochre, with a pattern of dark brown stripe-shaped patches at the costa near the base. The hindwings are shining grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shield-shaped ostium and is derived from Latin scutum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ GAEDIKE, R. (2007): New and poorly known Lepidoptera from the West Palaearctic (Tineidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae, Epermeniidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 29 (3/4): 159-176
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