Deuterotinea axiurga is a moth in the family Eriocottidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Syria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Deuterotinea |
| Species: | D. axiurga
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| Binomial name | |
| Deuterotinea axiurga (Meyrick, 1922)
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, obscurely irrorated (sprinkled) with darker. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Deuterotinea axiurga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 2: 602
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