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Infurcitinea ignicomella

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Infurcitinea ignicomella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Heydenreich in 1851. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[2]

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Infurcitinea ignicomella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Infurcitinea
Species:
I. ignicomella
Binomial name
Infurcitinea ignicomella
(Heydenreich, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea ignicomella Heydenreich, 1851
  • Tinea corticella Tengström, 1848
  • Tinea flavicapilla Zeller, 1852
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The wingspan is 8–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae possibly feed on animal matter.

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