Tinea porphyropa explained

Tinea porphyropa is a cave-dwelling moth of the family Tineidae. It is known from Sumatra, Indonesia^[1] and Malaysia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are rather dark purple-grey with a cloudy darker spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark bronzy-fuscous.^[3]

Subspecies

• Tinea porphyropa porphyropa
• Tinea porphyropa batuensis Bradley, 1973 (West Malaysia)

Notes and References

1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/tineidae/search/detail.dsml?Genus=Tinea&Species=porphyropa&&beginIndex=460&listPageURL=list.dsml%3FbeginIndex%3D450 nhm - Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
2. Bradley, 1973. Tineid moths from the Batu Caves, Selangor. - Journal of Natural History Vol. 7, Iss. 6.
3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/332/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 3: 332