Tanygona

Braun, 1923

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Tanygona is a of microlepidopteran in the Cosmopterigidae, containing the single Tanygona lignicolorella. The genus was established by Braun in 1923. are small with a wingspan of approximately 8 mm.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Tanygona: //ˌtænɪˈɡoʊnə//

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Distribution

North America: recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Seasonality

active from April to August.

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Monotypy

The contains only one recognized , Tanygona lignicolorella.

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