Taleporia tubulosa (Retzius, 1783)
(Brown Smoke)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTaleporia tubulosa (Brown Smoke)
FamilyPSYCHIDAE (bagworm moths)
SuperfamilyTINEOIDEA (bagworm and tineid micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Taleporia tubulosa (Brown Smoke) :
1: Taleporia tubulosa (Brown Smoke)
29 May 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 pupal cases on palings of wooden fence . Photos: Pupal case, case with protruding exuvia, male imago
Image 1: Exuvia - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Exuvia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 6: Pupal cases - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Pupal cases with exuvia - close-up - enlarged

Taleporia tubulosa (Brown Smoke) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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