Crassa tinctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Crassa
Species:
C. tinctella
Binomial name
Crassa tinctella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea tinctella Hübner, 1796

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.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults are ochreous-orange in colour. Adults are on wing from May to June.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2013-12-16.

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