''Tinissa connata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi).Review of the genus Tinissa Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera, Tineidae, Scardiinae) from China, with description of five new species
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wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is about 12.5 mm. The forewings have a pale yellowish brown ground color, becoming gradually darker from the base to the apex. It has a bluish violet sheen and scattered dark brown dots throughout. The hindwings are yellowish brown, shining bluish violet.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin ''connatus'' (meaning connate) and refers to the fusion of the juxta and valva.

References

Moths described in 2012 Scardiinae {{Tineidae-stub