Tinea columbariella
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| Tinea columbariella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Tinea |
| Species: | T. columbariella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tinea columbariella Wocke, 1877 | |
Tinea columbariella is a moth belonging to the family Tineidae. The species was first described by Wocke in 1877.[1]
It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Wingspan 9–15 mm. Head with rust brown hair. Antennae just over half the front wing length. The forewings dark grey-brown with a black spot on the disc and a basal hyaline spot. Hindwings light grey. Difficult to distinguish from Tinea pellionella, Tinea dubiella and Tinea svenssoni but the genitalia are diagnostic.