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Tinea conferta

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Tineidae
Tinea conferta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Tinea
Species:
T. conferta
Binomial name
Tinea conferta

Tinea conferta is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[3][4] However the placement of this species within the genus Tinea is in doubt.[1] As a result, this species has been referred to as Tinea (s.l.) conferta.[2]

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Description

This species has a pair of yellow marks near the dorsum with dark patches between these.

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