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Species Tinagma obscurofasciella - Hodges#2487

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Douglasioidea (Douglas Moths)

Family Douglasiidae (Douglas Moths)

Genus Tinagma

Species obscurofasciella (Tinagma obscurofasciella - Hodges#2487)

Hodges Number

2487

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tinagma obscurofasciella (Chambers 1881)

Size

wingspan 8-9 mm, 4-5 mm long

Identification

Genitalia:

♂

Habitat

Meadows, forest edges

Season

May-Jun

Food

Larvae feed on Potentilla, Geum, Cinquefoil, Avens and related Rosaceae

Internet References

MPG

Contributed by tom murray on 16 March, 2017 - 8:27am
Additional contributions by v belov, lee_penner, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 24 February, 2024 - 8:42pm

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