Tinagma giganteum is a moth in the family Douglasiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta[2] and Montana. The habitat consists of dry meadows.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Douglasiidae |
| Genus: | Tinagma |
| Species: | T. giganteum
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| Tinagma giganteum | |
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The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The scales of the ground colour of the forewings are pale grey at their bases, shading into white and followed by a black tip. There is a broad blackish transverse fascia just before the middle of the wing, margined with white on the outer edge. There is a marginal row of nearly black scales. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
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- ^ Annotated List of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
- ^ Two Weeks Collecting in Glacier National Park; Annette F. Braun; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; Vol. 73, No. 1 (1921), pp. 1-23
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