Lathronympha strigana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Lathronympha |
| Species: | L. strigana
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| Lathronympha strigana (Fabricius, 1775)
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Lathronympha strigana is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae.
Description
[edit]Lathronympha strigana is a medium-sized moth with a wingspan of 14–18 mm.[1] The basic color of the wings is light reddish brown.[1] The forewings have a few light lines at the wing tip and two silver cross bars in the outer rear section. Adults are on wing from June to July, sometimes with a second generation in late August or September.[1] The larvae are a little flat, gray green with darker spots and a maroon head. They feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).[1]
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Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in most of Europe, except in the far north, and in northern Asia.
Habitat
[edit]Lathronympha strigana prefers open forests, roadsides and other places where the host plant grows.
References
[edit]- Fauna Europaea
- Aarvik, L., Berggren, K. og Hansen, L.O. (2000) Catalogus Lepidopterorum Norvegiae. Norwegian Entomological Society / Norwegian Institute for Forest Research, 192 pages