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Tinissa insularia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tineidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tinissa

Tinissa insularia

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Biston, Peppered moth, Ennominae

Tinissa insularia is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in China (Yunnan), Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Celebes and the Moluccas), the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Balabac, Tawi Tawi), New Guinea (Papua, Karkar Island, New Britain) and the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is about 17 mm for males.

References

Tinissa insularia Wikipedia