Deuterotinea palaestinensis

Deuterotinea palaestinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocottidae
Genus: Deuterotinea
Species: D. palaestinensis
Binomial name
Deuterotinea palaestinensis
Rebel, 1901

Deuterotinea palaestinensis is a moth in the Eriocottidae family. It was described by Rebel in 1901.[1] It is found in Israel[2] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The forewings are light brown with whitish veins and a broad dark brown band along the margins. The hindwings are pale brownish-grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Deuterotinea palaestinensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. A review of wing reduction in Lepidoptera
  3. Dresden, Gesellschaft Iris Zu. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitscrift. 1900


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