Obithome

Obithome
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopeleiinae
Genus:	Obithome; Hodges, 1964
Species:	O. punctiferella
Binomial name
	Obithome punctiferella; (Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
	Mompha punctiferella Busck, 1906;

Obithome is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Obithome punctiferella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are dark silvery grey, evenly speckled with numerous minute tufts of black scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

References

^ Perimede at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Tineid moths from southern Texas, with descriptions of new species This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Perimede at funet

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Tineid moths from southern Texas, with descriptions of new species This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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