Tineola atricoma

Tineola atricoma is a species of fungus moth (family Tineidae, subfamily Tineinae). It is known from Antananarivo, Madagascar.[1]

Tineola atricoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Tineola
Species:
T. atricoma
Binomial name
Tineola atricoma
Meyrick, 1931

This species has a wingspan of 18 mm. Head black. Palpi dark fuscous. Antennae over l, pale greyish. Thorax light purplish grey, anterior margin black. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; deep greyish purple, cilia pale grey. Hindwings purplish-bronzy grey; cilia light grey.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (accessed 26 February 2017)
  2. Meyrick, 1931a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4
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