Biology:Tinea porphyropa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Tinea porphyropa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Tinea |
| Species: | T. porphyropa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tinea porphyropa Meyrick, 1927
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| Synonyms | |
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Tinea batuensis Bradley, 1973 | |
Tinea porphyropa is a cave-dwelling moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Sumatra, Indonesia[1] and Malaysia.[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are rather dark purple-grey with a cloudy darker spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark bronzy-fuscous.[3]
Subspecies
- Tinea porphyropa porphyropa
- Tinea porphyropa batuensis Bradley, 1973 (West Malaysia)
References
- ↑ nhm - Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Bradley, 1973. Tineid moths from the Batu Caves, Selangor. - Journal of Natural History Vol. 7 , Iss. 6.
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3: 332
Wikidata ☰ Q13484286 entry
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