Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phaeoses | |
Phaeoses chalinota is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in the India and Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 7-10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous-bronze with a white line crossing the wing and a whitish-ochreous apical spot. The hindwings are dark grey.
The larvae feed on dry stems of Polypodium quercifolium.
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