A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths (Lepidoptera), sawflies, and flies (Diptera). Some beetles also exhibit this behavior.
Douglasiidae is a small Lepidopteran family including around 28 species of micromoth whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths. The largest genus in the family is Tinagma. They are primarily found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms. 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.
Tinagma balteolella is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. It is also found in Morocco and Jordan.
Tinagma perdicella is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in 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.
Tinagma is a genus of moths in the Douglasiidae family. It is primarily found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms
Tinagma anchusella is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in Denmark, Germany, Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Ukraine and on Cyprus. It is also found in Turkey, Jordan and the Caucasus region.
Tinagma powelli is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in California.
Tinagma brunneofasciatum is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta.
Tinagma californicum is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Washington.
Tinagma mexicanum is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in Mexico, where it has been recorded from Baja California.
Tinagma klimeschi is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Israel, Egypt and on Rhodes and Cyprus.
Tinagma bledella is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Algeria.
Tinagma grisecens is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor.
Tinagma giganteum is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta and Montana. The habitat consists of dry meadows.
Tinagma pulverilinea is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Montana and California.
Tinagma leucanthes is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Tinagma ochremaculella is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.
Tinagma ocnerostomellum, the bugloss spear wing, is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, North Macedonia, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine and on Sicily and Crete.
Tinagma minutissima is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in Turkey, Ukraine and Russia (Volgograd).
Tinagma gaedikei is a moth in the Douglasiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from central Illinois and northern Kentucky.
