Crassa tinctella, the tinted tubic, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Crassa |
| Species: | C. tinctella
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults are ochreous-orange in colour. Adults are on wing from May to June.
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
External links edit
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