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Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Tinea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Linnaeus, 1758
Citation:P.[halaena] Tinea pellionella
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.
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Pagination:536
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992466
Name(English):Case-making clothes moth
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 unknown Not stated. Greece, Crete, "Europe".
Distribution note:

Common across its native Europe, but introduced to many other parts including Australia, North-America and Africa (see M. D. Picker & Ch. Griffiths 2011: 213).

Picker M. D. & Griffiths Ch. 2011. Alien & invasive animals. A South African perspective.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 422
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 South Africa Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 361
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 Yemen Socotra Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 129
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Tinea albella Costa, 1836 Costa, 1836 species Synonym Tinea albella
Tinea demiurga Meyrick, 1920 Meyrick, 1920 species Synonym Tinea demiurga
Tinea gerasimovi Zagulajev, 1978 Zagulajev, 1978 species Synonym Tinea gerasimovi
Tinea zoolegella (Scopoli, 1763) (Scopoli, 1763) species Synonym Phalaena zoolegella