Lindera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Émile Blanchard in 1854. Its only species, Lindera tessellatella, was described by the same author two years earlier.[1] It is a widely distributed species, which was first described from South America, but has been recorded from Africa, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hawaii.
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| Genus: | Lindera Blanchard, 1854
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| Species: | L. tessellatella
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| Lindera tessellatella Blanchard, 1852
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The wingspan is 20–30 mm.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lindera Blanchard, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
External links edit
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
- Hantsmoths
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