Infurcitinea ignicomella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Heydenreich in 1851. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Infurcitinea |
| Species: | I. ignicomella
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| Infurcitinea ignicomella (Heydenreich, 1851)[1]
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The wingspan is 8–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae possibly feed on animal matter.
References edit
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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