Biology:Tinagma gaedikei
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Short description: Moth species in family Douglasiidae
| Tinagma gaedikei | |
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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. gaedikei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tinagma gaedikei Harrison, 2005
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Tinagma gaedikei is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from central Illinois[1] and northern Kentucky.
Adults are on wing from late April to mid-May
The larvae feed on the fruit of Phacelia purshii. The species probably overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in mid-April of the second year.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tinagma gaedikei. |
Wikidata ☰ Q18137983 entry
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