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Tinagma giganteum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Douglasiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tinagma

Tinagma giganteum is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta 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.

References

Tinagma giganteum Wikipedia