Lampronia fuscatella
| Lampronia fuscatella | |
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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. fuscatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampronia fuscatella (Tengström, 1848)
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Lampronia fuscatella is a
Balkan Peninsula. To the east its range extends to the Baltic region and northern Russia
.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Head whitish-yellowish. Forewings rather dark shining prismatic fuscous. Hindwings with hair-scales, grey.[1] Adults are on wing from May to June and are active in the afternoon sunshine.
The larvae form a swelling, or
Betula
species, usually at a node, within which it feeds.
References
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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