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Trichophaga robinsoni is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands, the Selvagens Islands and Madeira. It has also been recorded from Asia minor, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is also a record for Fiji.
The larvae feed on decaying animal matter, including regurgitated pellets of Falco eleonorae.
Taxonomy
The species was described as Tinea abruptella by Wollaston in 1858. This name is preoccupied and the new name Trichophaga robinsoni was proposed by Gaedike & Karsholt in 2001. Trichophaga amina and Trichophaga desertella are alternatively listed as synonyms of Trichophaga bipartitella.
References
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