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Tortilia pallidella

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Tortilia pallidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Tortilia
Species:
T. pallidella
Binomial name
Tortilia pallidella
Kasy, 1973

Tortilia pallidella is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, Israel, southern Iran and western Pakistan.[1]

The wingspan is 6.3-8.9 mm.

In Iran, adults have been found under old Acacia trees in the first half of April. In Pakistan, adults have been recorded from the end of February to the beginning of March. In Israel, adults have been found in mid-August.

References

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  1. ^ Kooster, Sjaak; Sinev, Sergey (2021-11-22). Momphidae s.l.: (Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae). BRILL. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-90-04-47385-0.