Biology:Lampronia aenescens

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Short description: Species of moth

Lampronia aenescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species:
L. aenescens
Binomial name
Lampronia aenescens
(Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria aenescens Walsingham, 1888
  • Lampronia (Tanysaccus) aenescens

Lampronia aenescens is a moth of the family Prodoxidae first described by Walsingham in 1888. In North America it is found in Alberta and ranges west and south through southern British Columbia to northern California and Colorado.

The wingspan is 10.5–13.5 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6482563 entry