Lampronia flavimitrella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Iceland, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Lampronia |
Species: | L. flavimitrella
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Binomial name | |
Lampronia flavimitrella (Hübner, 1817)
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The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and are active in the afternoon sunshine.
The larvae probably feed on Rubus idaeus and Rubus caesius.
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