OECOPHORIDAE: Concealer Moths ⁷

Tingena innotella (Walker, 1864). F.L. 8.5 mm. Endemic. Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁷

The perfect insect appears from December till March. It frequents open forests or scrub and is sometimes fairly common (Hudson,1928).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Aalbert Rebergen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Aalbert Rebergen
2. (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Christopher Stephens
3. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borkhausenia_innotella_ombrodella_by_George_Hudson.png
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_24_MA_I437628_TePapa_Plate-XXIX-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_21_MA_I437628_TePapa_Plate-XXIX-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
7. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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