Triaxomera puncticulata

Triaxomera puncticulata is a moth of the family Tineidae. It found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).[1]

Triaxomera puncticulata
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T. puncticulata
Binomial name
Triaxomera puncticulata
Miyamoto, Hirowatari & Yamamoto, 2002

The wingspan is 10–14 mm for males and 14–16 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid to late May.

The larvae possibly feed on decaying wood of Fagus crenata.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Miyamoto, Y. , T. Hirowatari & M. Yamamoto, 2002: A new species of the genus Triaxomera Zagulajev (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from Japan. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 53(4): 209-214. Abstract and full article: [1]