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Lindera tessellatella

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. 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.

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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

References

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