| Phthinocola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Phthinocola Meyrick, 1886 |
Phthinocola is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.1
This genus contains only one species: Phthinocola dochmia Meyrick, which was described in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London by lepidopterist Edward Meyrick in 1886.2 This species is found in Tonga.3 It has a wingspan of 9mm.
References
References
- Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- "IRMNG taxon details". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- Meyrick, 1886