Lecithocera nigrana
| Lecithocera nigrana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. nigrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecithocera nigrana (Duponchel, 1835) | |
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Lecithocera nigrana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Duponchel in 1835. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as on Sicily and Crete.[1][2]
The wingspan is 12-14 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to the end of July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various broadleaved trees and shrubs.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lecithocera". funet.fi. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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