Lecithocera nigrana

Lecithocera nigrana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph 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]

Lecithocera nigrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species:
L. nigrana
Binomial name
Lecithocera nigrana
(Duponchel, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Phibalocera nigrana Duponchel, 1835
  • Carcina luticornella Zeller, 1839
  • Lecithocera orsoviella Heinemann, 1870

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
  1. Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera nigrana (Duponchel, 1835)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. LOT Moths and Butterflies


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