Tinagma balteolella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Tinagma balteolella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)
MOTH INFO
Tinagma balteolella is a moth of the family Douglasiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Tinagma balteolella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)
Aechmia balteolella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)
Common name
Scarce Spear-wing
Classification
Family: Douglasiidae > Genus: Tinagma
Wingspan
8-9 mm
Habitat
Tinagma balteolella can be found in dry and warm areas with shrubland, and phrygana.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Boraginaceae (Echium vulgare, Echium italicum).
Flight period
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Notes
The depicted moths have been observed in large populations flying around and resting on Salvia fruticosa plants.
