Nemapogon scutifera

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

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

The wingspan is 9–14 mm (0.35–0.55 in). 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 Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine


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