2011-12-16

Habrophila compseuta




Habrophila

Habrophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Habrophila
Meyrick, 1889
Species: H. compseuta
Binomial name
Habrophila compseuta
Meyrick, 1889

Habrophila are a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae. It consists of only one species, Habrophila compseuta, which is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 11 mm. The forewings are very elongate and whitish-ochreous, suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, but less towards the base. The hindwings are whitish-grey.

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