Lampronia pubicornis

Lampronia pubicornis
Scientific classification
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 Prodoxidae family. 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]

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

References

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