Tinagma klimeschi
Appearance
Tinagma klimeschi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Douglasiidae |
Genus: | Tinagma |
Species: | T. klimeschi
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Binomial name | |
Tinagma klimeschi Gaedike, 1991
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Tinagma klimeschi is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Israel, Egypt[1] and on Rhodes and Cyprus.[2]
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are white with grey scales.[3]
The larvae feed on Echium diffusum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
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- ^ Gaedike, R., 2007 (2009): Some new and interesting Microlepidoptera from the collection of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Epermeniidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 56 (1-2): 101-106. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ [biostor.org/reference/135072 Beitrag zur Kenntnis der palaarktischen Douglasiidae (Lepidoptera): Tingama klimeschi sp. n.; aus Rhodos]