Tanygona is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Tanygona lignicolorella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.[1][2]

Tanygona
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Tanygona

Braun, 1923
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T. lignicolorella
Binomial name
Tanygona lignicolorella
Braun, 1923

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

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