Niditinea praeumbrata

(Niditinea praeumbrata)

Description

Niditinea praeumbrata is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Cuba, Bermuda, Costa Rica and Guyana. This species has a wingspan of 10–14 mm. The forewings are light brownish ochreous, somewhat sprinkled dark fuscous, especially posteriorly. The costa is more or less suffused fuscous and mottled dark fuscous from the base to the middle or three-fourths and the stigmata are moderate, cloudy and dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal. The hindwings are pale grey, with a faint brassy tinge.

Taxonomic tree:

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