Biology:Lampronia pubicornis

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Short description: Species of moth

Lampronia pubicornis
Lampronia pubicornis-Osttirol, Drautal, Lienz Umgebung, Lengberg, 800-850 m-E-MK-14261b.jpg
Male genitalia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species:
L. pubicornis
Binomial name
Lampronia pubicornis
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Capillaria pubicornis Haworth, 1828
  • ?Lampronia flavifrontella (Denis & Schiffermüller)[1]

Lampronia pubicornis is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, France , Spain , Germany , Austria, Hungary and on Sicily, in addition to Venice and occasionally mainland Italy.[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[3] Head pale yellowish. Forewings relatively broader and with termen less oblique than in Lampronia tenuicornis, shining fuscous. Hindwings with hair-scales, grey.[4]

The larvae feed on within the young shoots of Rosa pimpinellifolia.

References

  1. TOLweb
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Hants Moths
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

Wikidata ☰ Q6482577 entry