tineid

[ tin-ee-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

tineid

/ ˈtɪnɪɪd /

Origin of tineid¹

< New Latin Tineidae. See tinea, -id ²

Origin of tineid¹

C19: from New Latin Tineidae, from Latin: tinea

Tineid larv are rarely found in collections, and only affect the larger moths.

This is one of the largest of the Tineid found in New Zealand, measuring fully fifteen lines across the expanded wings.

Capillii: hairs of the head that form a cap as in certain Trichoptera and Tineid Lepidoptera.

The smaller specimens, such as the Tortricid and Phycitid and Tineid should be "boxed" in the pillboxes provided for this purpose.

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