Triaxomasia caprimulgella

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

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

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

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