Lemonia philopalus

Lemonia philopalus is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found from Spain up to Egypt and North Africa.

Lemonia philopalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Lemonia
Species:
L. philopalus
Binomial name
Lemonia philopalus
(Donzel, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx philopalus Donzel, 1842
  • Lemonia phantasma Marten, 1955

The wingspan is 50–65 millimetres (2.0–2.6 in).[2] The moth flies from October to February depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Sonchus species.

Subspecies
  • Lemonia philopalus philopalus
  • Lemonia philopalus vasquezi Oberthür, 1916

Sources
  1. 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
  2. Patrice Leraut (2006). "Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths". N.A.P. Editions: 144. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).


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