Tinissa leguminella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Yunnan, China.[1]
Tinissa leguminella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Tinissa |
Species: | T. leguminella
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Binomial name | |
Tinissa leguminella Yang & Li, 2012
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The wingspan is 16.5–19 mm for males. The forewings have a brown ground color, shining dark purplish, scattered with conspicuous white spots throughout, regularly arranged along margins as well as between veins. The hindwings are pale grayish brown, shining dark purplish, with small pale dots apically.
Etymology
editThe specific name is derived from the Latin legumin- (meaning legume) and the postfix -ellus and refers to the beanpod-shaped uncus lobe.
References
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- ^ Review of the genus Tinissa Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Scardiinae) from China, with description of five new species This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.