Spinitibia

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Spinitibia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Subfamily: Symmocinae
Genus: Spinitibia
Lee & Brown, 2010
Species:
S. hodgesi
Binomial name
Spinitibia hodgesi
Lee & Brown, 2010

Spinitibia is a genus of moths in the family Autostichidae. It contains only one species, Spinitibia hodgesi, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.[1]

The length of the forewings is 5–8 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

Etymology[edit]

The genus name refers to the spiniform setae that are present on the hind tibia.[2]

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