Lampronia oregonella

Lampronia oregonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species: L. oregonella
Binomial name
Lampronia oregonella
Walsingham, 1880
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria gilletella Busck, 1915

Lampronia oregonella is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. In North America it is found in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Colorado.[1]

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are cinnamon brown, with a cream white basal transverse band and a second transverse band on the mid wing. The hindwings are medium gray.

The larvae feed on Heuchera species.

References

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