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Tineovertex melliflua

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Species of moth

Tineovertex melliflua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Tineovertex
Species: T. melliflua
Binomial name
Tineovertex melliflua
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Tinea melliflua Meyrick, 1911
  • Tineovertex melliflua Robinson & Tuck 1996

Tineovertex melliflua is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka.

It can be discriminated from other members of the genus by the shape of its saccus, which is like an elongated triangle, its elongate-spatulate valva and its wedge-shaped uncus. Adult wingspan is 6.5–7.0 mm. In the male, the head is whitish. Termen yellowish white. Costa with a broad irregular black streak runs from base to near apex. There is a narrow and nearly straight black streak runs from dorsum base to apex. This streak separates creamy-white and yellowish-white areas. Hindwings yellowish brown. Female is not observed. They are normally found during September.

References

  1. "Species Details: Tineovertex melliflua (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "A revision of the genus Tineovertex Moriuti (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with descriptions of five new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Tineovertex melliflua


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