Obithome
Genus of moths
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Obithome is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Obithome punctiferella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]
| Obithome | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopeleiinae |
| Genus: | Obithome Hodges, 1964 |
| Species: | O. punctiferella |
| Binomial name | |
| Obithome punctiferella (Busck, 1906) | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark silvery grey, evenly speckled with numerous minute tufts of black scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in January.
