.TineidQQAitutakiJewel Aitutaki Jewelled Moth
No Local Name
f.TINEIDAE
Clothes Moths
.TineidQQAitutakiJewel Aitutaki Jewelled Moth
No Local Name
f.TINEIDAE
Clothes Moths
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Intl. NamesAitutaki Jewelled Moth EN
Local NamesNo Content
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. Names.TineidQQAitutakiJewel (accepted name)
, newFix2024-11
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, o.Moths and Butterflies, f.Clothes Moths, spf.Microleps - Moth
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Lepidoptera, spf.Tineoidea, f.TINEIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR?MG?AT?MK?MT?AKPPL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?
VouchersAK1975
Local OriginNative; Endemic of Polynesia
Global RangeNative: ? - Cooks - ?;
HabitatLand - Lowlands - Coastal
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationA tiny micromoth (3mmBL). WINGS orange scaled with 5 silver blotches, tip dark with long scales; hindwing narrow, cream darkening outward, with long hairs. HEAD rather flattened WITHOUT upward curved labial palps.
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Interest NoteNo Content
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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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