Tinagma obscurofasciella is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Michigan and Minnesota.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Douglasiidae |
| Genus: | Tinagma |
| Species: | T. obscurofasciella
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| Tinagma obscurofasciella (Chambers, 1881)
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Adults have been recorded on wing in April and June.
The larvae feed on various rosaceous plants, including Geum and Potentilla species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Tinagma obscurofasciella.
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Tinagma obscurofasciella – 2487". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ^ "Douglasiidae images". www.microleps.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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