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Lindera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae described by Blanchard in 1854. Its only species, Lindera tessellatella, was described by the same author two years earlier.[1] It is a widely distributed species, which was first described from South America, but has been recorded from Africa, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hawaii.

Lindera tessellatella
Bran moth (Lindera tessellatella)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Lindera Blanchard, 1854
Species:	L. tessellatella
Binomial name
Lindera tessellatella Blanchard, 1852
Synonyms
Safra bogotatella Walker, 1864 Setomorpha calcularis Meyrick, 1906 Paraneura cruciferella Dietz, 1905 Paraneura ehrhornella Dietz, 1905 Paraneura simulella Dietz, 1905 Palpula variegella Blanchard, 1852

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The forewings are glossy, grey brown, with a speckled darker pattern. The scales of the head are directed forward over the vertex and down the frons.

The larvae feed on detritus, stored food products and arthropod remains.

References

External links

• Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
• Hantsmoths

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