Lindera tessellatella

Lindera tessellatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Lindera; Blanchard, 1854
Species:	L. tessellatella
Binomial name
	Lindera tessellatella; Blanchard, 1852
Synonyms
	Safra bogotatella Walker, 1864 ; Setomorpha calcularis Meyrick, 1906 ; Paraneura cruciferella Dietz, 1905 ; Paraneura ehrhornella Dietz, 1905 ; Paraneura simulella Dietz, 1905 ; Palpula variegella Blanchard, 1852 ;

Lindera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Émile Blanchard in 1854. Its only species, Lindera tessellatella, was described by the same author two years earlier.^[1] It is a widely distributed species, which was first described from South America, but has been recorded from Africa, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hawaii.

The wingspan is 20–30 mm.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Lindera Blanchard, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

External links

Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
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[1] Savela, Markku. "Lindera Blanchard, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

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