Biology:Lemonia balcanica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Lemonia balcanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Lemonia |
| Species: | L. balcanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lemonia balcanica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
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Lemonia balcanica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in the Balkans.
The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).[2] The moth flies from September to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum, Leontodon and Hieracium species.
Subspecies
- Lemonia balcanica anatolica Wagner, 1931
- Lemonia balcanica balcanica
- Lemonia balcanica bremeri (Koleanti, 1846)
- Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
- Lemonia balcanica vashlovani Didmanidze, 1980
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
References
- ↑ Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
- ↑ Patrice Leraut (2006). Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths. N.A.P. Editions. p. 142. ISBN 9782913688070. https://books.google.com/books?id=jvVNAAAAYAAJ&q=Lemonia+balcanica.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3022460 entry
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