Trichophaga mormopis

Trichophaga mormopis is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is widely distributed from Africa to India, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Taiwan and Fiji. It was first recorded from Hawaii in 1944.

Trichophaga mormopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Trichophaga
Species:
T. mormopis
Binomial name
Trichophaga mormopis
Meyrick, 1935
Synonyms
  • Trichophaga percna Corbet & Tams, 1943

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on a variety of dead materials, including fur, skin, woolen materials and feathers. The larvae spin a silken tube in their host material.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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