''Tecia albinervella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

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. It was described by Kieffer and Jörgensen in 1910. It is found in

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. The

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is 21.5–23 mm. The forewings are ochreous-yellow with white veins. The hindwings are grey-whitish.Berl. ent. Z. 55 : 168

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