Cimitra seclusella

(Cimitra seclusella)

Description

Cimitra seclusella is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia and Java. Adult wingspan is 21 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen grayish brown. Semi erect scales found on the top of the head and on the face. Forewings rough scaled with four-five erect scaled ill-defined tufts. Frenulum single short and a stumpy bristle.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tineidae
Genus:Cimitra
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