Definition of Tineola

1. Noun. Webbing clothes moths.

Exact synonyms: Genus Tineola
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Tineidae, Tineidae
Member holonyms: Tineola Bisselliella, Webbing Clothes Moth, Webbing Moth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tineola

Tin Lizzie
Tin Man
Tin Pan Alley
Tinamidae
Tinamiformes
Tinbergen
Tinca
Tinca tinca
Tincy
Tindal
Tindale
Tindall
Tinea pellionella
Tineidae
Tineoidea
Tineola
Tineola bisselliella
Tingidae
Tinker
Tinker to Evans to Chance
Tinker to Evers to Chance
Tinkerbell
Tinkerbells
Tinos
Tinseltown
Tintoretto
Tipler cylinder
Tipler cylinders
Tipperary

Literary usage of Tineola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by American Entomological Society (1905)
"... this statement I cannot verify, this branch (vein 2) is curved, but not angulated. Its nearest ally is tineola. One species. ..."

2. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"The greasy application is said to destroy the pupae in the thin papery cocoons. Genus tineola ... (i) tineola bisselliella Hummel. (The Clothes-moth. ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"... going on, conducted by collectors acting from unscientific motives. Prof. Fernald has given us a very careful paper on Tinea and tineola. ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1893)
"Hindwings rather dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous. Sydney, New South Wales ; from October to January, and in March, seven specimens. 17. tineola. ..."

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