Luquetia lobella
Appearance
Luquetia lobella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Luquetia |
Species: | L. lobella
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Binomial name | |
Luquetia lobella | |
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Luquetia lobella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, Estonia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in June.[3]
The larvae feed on blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus species) and Sorbus species.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Luquetia lobella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2020.