Triaxomera puncticulata

Triaxomera puncticulata is a moth of the family Tineidae. It found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).[1]

Triaxomera puncticulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Triaxomera
Species:
T. puncticulata
Binomial name
Triaxomera puncticulata
Miyamoto, Hirowatari & Yamamoto, 2002

The wingspan is 10–14 mm for males and 14–16 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid to late May.

The larvae possibly feed on decaying wood of Fagus crenata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Miyamoto, Y. , T. Hirowatari & M. Yamamoto, 2002: A new species of the genus Triaxomera Zagulajev (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 53(4): 209-214. Abstract and full article: [1]