Tenaga nigripunctella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
MOTH INFO
Tenaga nigripunctella is a moth of the family Tineidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
Tinea nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)
Tinea moeniella (Rössler, 1877)
Macraeola linobola (Meyrick, 1893)
Tinea sesquitertia (Meyrick, 1909)
Common name
Black-spotted Nest Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Tineoidea > Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Meessiinae > Genus: Tenaga
Wingspan
7-11 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm areas.
Food plant
The larva feeds on detritus, living within a movable case.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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