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Mirificarma eburnella

Synonyms: Carcina flammella; Gelechia rufeoformosella; Rhinosia formosella; Tinea eburnella (homotypic); Tinea formosella (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Mirificarma eburnella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in western, central and southern Europe and extends to North Africa, the Middle East and Russia. It is also found in California, United States, where it is presumed to have been introduced. The wingspan is 5-7.5 mm for males and 5.5-7.5 mm for females. The head is cream. The forewings have alternating strongly contrasting, transverse zig-zag patches of cream and yellowish to ochre. Adults have been collected from March to July in Europe and in May and June in North America.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0