Tinagma giganteum

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Tinagma giganteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Douglasiidae
Genus: Tinagma
Species:
T. giganteum
Binomial name
Tinagma giganteum
Braun, 1921[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinagma gigantea

Tinagma giganteum is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta[2] and Montana. The habitat consists of dry meadows.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The scales of the ground colour of the forewings are pale grey at their bases, shading into white and followed by a black tip. There is a broad blackish transverse fascia just before the middle of the wing, margined with white on the outer edge. There is a marginal row of nearly black scales. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

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