Tinissa conchata
| Tinissa conchata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Tinissa |
| Species: | T. conchata
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| Tinissa conchata Yang & Li, 2012
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Tinissa conchata is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi).[1]
The wingspan is 16−20 mm for males and about 22 mm for females. The forewings have a yellowish white to yellowish brown ground color, with a bluish violet sheen and scattered inconspicuous, transverse, fine grayish brown striae. The hindwings are pale grayish brown, shining bluish violet.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name is derived from the Latin conchatus (meaning conchoidal) and refers to the scallop-shaped distal half of the juxta.
References[edit]
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- ^ Review of the genus Tinissa Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Scardiinae) from China, with description of five new species
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