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Douglasiidae is a small Lepidopteran family. It includes around 32 species of micromoth whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths, after British lepidopterist and hemipterist John William Douglas. The largest genus in the family is Tinagma. They are primarily found in the Palearctic realm, with some Nearctic species. The adults have a 6 to 15 mm wingspan, with a reduced hindwing venation and long fringes. The larvae are leaf miners or borers, primarily in stems and petioles, belonging to Boraginaceae, Labiatae, and Rosaceae.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyDouglasiidae
Observations recorded3,944

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Douglasiidae
Collections
UI, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, CASC
Recorded in
United States, Canada

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Encyclopedic overview

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Douglasiidae is a small Lepidopteran family. It includes around 32 species of micromoth whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths, after British lepidopterist and hemipterist John William Douglas. The largest genus in the family is Tinagma. They are primarily found in the Palearctic realm, with some Nearctic species. The adults have a 6 to 15 mm wingspan, with a reduced hindwing venation and long fringes. The larvae are leaf miners or borers, primarily in stems and petioles, belonging to Boraginaceae, Labiatae, and Rosaceae.

==Genera== There are three extant genera: Klimeschia Amsel, 1938 – Palearctic Protonyctia Meyrick, 1932 – Ecuador Tinagma Zeller, 1839 (=Douglasia Stainton, 1854) – Palearctic and Nearctic

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