Nemapogon scutifera

Nemapogon scutifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Nemapogon
Species:	N. scutifera
Binomial name
	Nemapogon scutifera; Gaedike, 2007

Nemapogon scutifera is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in Greece^[1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 9–14 mm. The forewings are yellow-ochre, with a pattern of dark brown stripe-shaped patches at the costa near the base. The hindwings are shining grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the shield-shaped ostium and is derived from Latin scutum.^[2]

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ GAEDIKE, R. (2007): New and poorly known Lepidoptera from the West Palaearctic (Tineidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae, Epermeniidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 29 (3/4): 159-176 Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] GAEDIKE, R. (2007): New and poorly known Lepidoptera from the West Palaearctic (Tineidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae, Epermeniidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 29 (3/4): 159-176 Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine.