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Tinagma ocnerostomellum

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(Redirected from Tinagma ocnerostomella) Moth species in family Douglasiidae

Bugloss spear wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Douglasiidae
Genus: Tinagma
Species: T. ocnerostomellum
Binomial name
Tinagma ocnerostomellum
(Stainton, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria ocnerostomella Stainton, 1850
  • Tinagma ocnerostomella
  • Tinagma echii Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Tinagma ocnerostomellum, the bugloss spear wing, is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, North Macedonia, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine and on Sicily and Crete.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. They are active during the day.

The larvae feed on Echium vulgare, from inside the stem.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
Taxon identifiers
Tinagma ocnerostomellum


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