Cimitra seclusella

Cimitra seclusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Cimitra
Species:	C. seclusella
Binomial name
	Cimitra seclusella; Walker, 1864
Synonyms
	Hapsifera affabilis Meyrick, 1931; Hapsifera contexta Meyrick, 1916; Scalidomia hoenei Petersen, 1991; Tinea inconcisella Walker, 1864; Tinea spernatella Walker, 1864;

Cimitra seclusella is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[2] Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia and Java.

Adult wingspan is 21 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen grayish brown. Semi erect scales found on the top of the head and on the face. Forewings rough scaled with four-five erect scaled ill-defined tufts. Frenulum single short and a stumpy bristle.^[3]

References

^ "Species Details: Cimitra seclusella Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
^ "Cimitra seclusella Walker, 1864". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Cimitra seclusella Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Cimitra seclusella Walker, 1864". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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