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Tinagma ocnerostomella - Distribution map

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26.001 BF398

Tinagma ocnerostomella

(Stainton, 1850)

Wingspan c.9mm.

Found locally in parts of south-east England, the adults of this species have fuscous colouration lightly speckled with white scales. They are active in the daytime, in June and July, flying around the foodplant and rest with the front of the body raised.

The larval foodplant is viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), and the larvae feed inside the stems, on the pith.

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Reference

Bradley, J.D.Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)

Heath, J., Emmet, A.M. (Eds.)The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2 (1985)

Sterling, P. and Parsons, MField Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland (2012)

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