Trichophaga mormopis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | T. mormopis
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Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935
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Trichophaga mormopis is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is widely distributed from Africa to India, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Taiwan and Fiji. It was first recorded from Hawaii in 1944.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm.
The larvae feed on a variety of dead materials, including fur, skin, woolen materials and feathers. The larvae spin a silken tube in their host material.
External links[]
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
Categories:
- Tineinae
- Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Fauna of the Gambia
- Fauna of Seychelles
- Insects of Tanzania
- Moths of Africa
- Moths described in 1935
- Tineidae stubs