Tinagma anchusella is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in Denmark, Germany, Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Ukraine and on Cyprus.[1] It is also found in Turkey, Jordan and the Caucasus region (Armenia and Azerbaidzhan).

Tinagma anchusella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Douglasiidae
Genus: Tinagma
Species:
T. anchusella
Binomial name
Tinagma anchusella
(Benander, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Douglasia anchusella Benander, 1936
  • Tinagma anchusellum

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]

The larvae mine on Anchusa officinalis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Svenska fjärilar
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)