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Tineidae 300153.1n – 0401.1   Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859

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Distribution: USA: Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: murariella Staudinger, 1859 (Tinea) bipunctella (Ragonot, 1874) (Tineola) Taxonomic Notes: Tinea murariella Staudinger, 1859, a member of the Tinea pellionella complex, is now recognized within the North American fauna from Florida (Hayden & Moore 2025).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hayden, J.E. & M.R. Moore, 2025. Tinea murariella Staudinger, a case-making clothes moth, a new Continental USA record. In P.J. Anderson and G.S. Hodges (eds.), Tri-ology, 64(1) 11. (read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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