| Spinitibia | |
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Scientific classification 
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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.
The length of the forewings is 5–8 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.
Etymology
The genus name refers to the spiniform setae that are present on the hind tibia.
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- A review of Symmocinae (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) in North America with the description of a new species and new genus; Sangmi Lee, Richard L. Brown. 2010. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 64(4): 177–187.
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| Spinitibia hodgesi | |
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