Tinagma anchusella explained

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).

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

The larvae mine on Anchusa officinalis.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140916213906/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434243 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/t/tinagma_anchusella.html Svenska fjärilar
3. , 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: Web site: Archived copy . 2012-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227040711/http://www.zfmk.de/BZB/BzB_56_1_09_Gaedike.pdf . 2012-02-27 .