Lampronia aenescens is a moth of the family Prodoxidae first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1888. In North America it is found in Alberta and ranges west and south through southern British Columbia to northern California and Colorado.
| Lampronia aenescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Lampronia |
| Species: | L. aenescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampronia aenescens (Walsingham, 1888)
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| Synonyms | |
(Tanysaccus) aenescens | |
The wingspan is 10.5–13.5 mm.[1] Adults are on wing in June.[2]
The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii.
References
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- ^ Perry, J. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details: Lampronia aenescens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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