Cimitra seclusella
Species of moth
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Cimitra seclusella is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia and Java.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Cimitra |
| Species: | C. seclusella |
| Binomial name | |
| Cimitra seclusella Walker, 1864 | |
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Adult wingspan is 21 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen grayish brown. Semi erect scales found on the top of the head and on the face. Forewings rough scaled with four-five erect scaled ill-defined tufts. Frenulum single short and a stumpy bristle.[3]
