Lemonia dumi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brahmaeidae |
Genus: | Lemonia |
Species: | L. dumi
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Binomial name | |
Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Lemonia dumi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in scattered populations in Central Europe.
The wingspan is 45–65 mm. The moth flies from October to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Hieracium and Taraxacum species.
References
[edit]- ^ Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
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