Lampronia rupella

Lampronia rupella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species: L. rupella
Binomial name
Lampronia rupella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea rupella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tortrix naezeniana Thunberg, 1797

Lampronia rupella is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Croatia and Slovenia.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.


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