Spinitibia

Spinitibia is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae. It contains only one species, Spinitibia hodgesi, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.[1]

Spinitibia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Subfamily: Symmocinae
Genus: Spinitibia
Lee & Brown, 2010
Species:
S. hodgesi
Binomial name
Spinitibia hodgesi
Lee & Brown, 2010

The length of the forewings is 5–8 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

Etymology

The genus name refers to the spiniform setae that are present on the hind tibia.[2]

References
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  2. A review of Symmocinae (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) in North America with the description of a new species and new genus; Sangmi Lee, Richard L. Brown. 2010. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 64(4): 177–187.


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