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Tinagma obscurofasciella

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Tinagma obscurofasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Douglasiidae
Genus: Tinagma
Species:
T. obscurofasciella
Binomial name
Tinagma obscurofasciella
(Chambers, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Douglasia obscurofasciella Chambers, 1881
  • Tinagma crenulellum Engel, 1907

Tinagma obscurofasciella is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Michigan and Minnesota.[1]

Adults have been recorded on wing in April and June.

The larvae feed on various rosaceous plants, including Geum and Potentilla species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Tinagma obscurofasciella – 2487". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. ^ "Douglasiidae images". www.microleps.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.