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Tinea porphyropa

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Tinea porphyropa is a cave-dwelling moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Sumatra, Indonesia[1] and Malaysia.[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are rather dark purple-grey with a cloudy darker spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark bronzy-fuscous.[3]

Subspecies

  • Tinea porphyropa porphyropa
  • Tinea porphyropa batuensis Bradley, 1973 (West Malaysia)

References

  1. ^ nhm - Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Bradley, 1973. Tineid moths from the Batu Caves, Selangor. - Journal of Natural History Vol. 7 , Iss. 6.
  3. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3: 332
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Tinea porphyropa: Brief Summary

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Tinea porphyropa is a cave-dwelling moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Sumatra, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are rather dark purple-grey with a cloudy darker spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark bronzy-fuscous.

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