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Tingena
Sign in to saveTingena is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyOecophoridae
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Tingena is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
== Taxonomy == This genus was described by Francis Walker in 1864. The type species is Tingena bifaciella Walker, by original monotypy. Tingena bifaciella has been synonymised with Tingena armigerella. As at 2021 this genus is regarded as being in need of revision. There are also several species in this genus that are as yet undescribed.
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