Triaxomasia caprimulgella

Triaxomasia caprimulgella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, the Baltic region, and the central part of the Balkan Peninsula.[1][2]

Triaxomasia caprimulgella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Triaxomasia
Species:
T. caprimulgella
Binomial name
Triaxomasia caprimulgella
(Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Tinea caprimulgella Stainton, 1851

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are brown, with an indistinct yellowish fascia a little before the middle, a triangular yellowish spot on the inner margin towards the anal angle and three smaller yellowish spots on the costa. The hindwings are purplish.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on rotting wood or possibly dead insects.[4]

References
  1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. STAINTON, H. T. (1851): A supplementary catalogue of the British Tineidæ & Pterophoridæ. i-iv, 1-28 [Überschrift Seite 15: Appendix. A catalogue of the Tineidæ obtained from Herr Joseph Mann, of Vienna, in 1849]. London Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
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