Tinagma perdicella (Zeller, 1839) is a animal in the Douglasiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tinagma perdicella (Zeller, 1839)

Tinagma perdicella (Zeller, 1839)

Tinagma perdicella is a Douglasiidae moth found across much of Europe and adjacent regions, with larvae feeding on Fragaria vesca.

Family
Genus
Tinagma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tinagma perdicella (Zeller, 1839)

Tinagma perdicella is a moth species classified in the family Douglasiidae. Its known distribution includes the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Poland, Albania, Serbia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Romania, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. This species has a wingspan between 8 and 12 mm. Adult individuals of Tinagma perdicella have been recorded in flight from May to June. The larvae of this species feed on Fragaria vesca, and may possibly also feed on species from the Potentilla and Rubus genera.

Photo: (c) Arnold Wijker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Arnold Wijker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Douglasiidae Tinagma

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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