Niditinea fuscella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Niditinea fuscella is a moth of the family Tineidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tinea spretella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tinea crinitella (Schrank, 1802)
Tinea fuscipunctella (Haworth, 1828)
Tinea nubilipennella (Clemens, 1859)
Tinea abligatella (Walker, 1863)
Niditinea ignotella (Walker, 1864)
Oecophora frigidella (Packard, 1867)
Tinea griseella (Chambers, 1873)
Tinea eurinella (Zagulajev, 1952)
Tinea distans (Gozmány, 1959)
Common name
Brown-dotted Clothes Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Tineoidea > Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Niditinea
Wingspan
10-16 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm areas.
Food plant
The larva feeds in birds’ nests and poultry houses, mainly on dried feathers and other dried animal and vegetable matter.
Flight period
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