Lemonia taraxaci
Species of moth
| Lemonia taraxaci | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Lemonia |
| Species: | L. taraxaci |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemonia taraxaci (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Lemonia taraxaci, the autumn silkworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and it is found in south-eastern Europe.
The wingspan is 45–65 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Hieracium and Taraxacum species.
References
- ^ 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
External links
- "06806 Lemonia taraxaci ([Denis & Schiffermüller ], 1775) - Löwenzahn-Wiesenspinner". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
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