Tarache augustipennis, the narrow-winged midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found in North America from Manitoba to south-western British Columbia, south to Arizona and east to Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Tarache |
| Species: | T. augustipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tarache augustipennis Grote, 1875
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The habitat consists of fens, bogs, foothill valleys and riparian woodlands in arid grasslands.
The wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults are on from May to August in the north.
External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2003). "Species Details Tarache augustipennis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Therasea flavicosta (Smith 1900)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "931365.00 – 9111 – Tarache augustipennis – Narrow-winged Midget Moth – Grote, 1875". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (May 8, 2013). "Species Tarache augustipennis - Narrow-winged Midget - Hodges#9111". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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