Tinagma gaedikei

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.

Tinagma gaedikei
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T. gaedikei
Binomial name
Tinagma gaedikei
Harrison, 2005

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]

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