Phthinocola is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1]
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Genus: | Phthinocola Meyrick, 1886
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This genus contains only one species: Phthinocola dochmia Meyrick, which was described in Transactions of the Entomological Society of London by lepidopterist Edward Meyrick in 1886.[2] This species is found in Tonga.[3] It has a wingspan of 9mm.
References
editWikispecies has information related to Phthinocola.
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- ^ "IRMNG taxon details". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Meyrick, 1886