Tineovertex melliflua

Tineovertex melliflua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Tineovertex
Species:	T. melliflua
Binomial name
	Tineovertex melliflua; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Tinea melliflua Meyrick, 1911; Tineovertex melliflua Robinson & Tuck 1996;

Tineovertex melliflua is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

It can be discriminated from other members of the genus by the shape of its saccus, which is like an elongated triangle, its elongate-spatulate valva and its wedge-shaped uncus. Adult wingspan is 6.5–7.0 mm. In the male, the head is whitish. Termen yellowish white. Costa with a broad irregular black streak runs from base to near apex. There is a narrow and nearly straight black streak runs from dorsum base to apex. This streak separates creamy-white and yellowish-white areas. Hindwings yellowish brown. Female is not observed. They are normally found during September.^[3]

References[]

^ "Species Details: Tineovertex melliflua (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
^ "A revision of the genus Tineovertex Moriuti (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with descriptions of five new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Tineovertex melliflua (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "A revision of the genus Tineovertex Moriuti (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with descriptions of five new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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