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Infurcitinea argentimaculella

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Infurcitinea argentimaculella

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Haplotinea insectella, Nemaxera, Tinea trinotella, Tinea semifulvella, Tinea pallescentella

Infurcitinea argentimaculella, the silver-barred clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Stainton in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, Latvia, Lithuania and the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early August.

The larvae feed on lichens, including Lepraria species, growing on shady rocks, walls or tree trunks. They construct a lichen covered silken tube. Pupation takes place within the tube.

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Infurcitinea argentimaculella Wikipedia


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