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Lemonia taraxaci
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)
Synonyms
Bombyx taraxaci Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Lemonia antigone Stauder, 1902 Lemonia immaculata Wnukowsky, 1926 Lemonia montana Buresch, 1915 Lemonia sibirica Wnukowsky, 1934 Lemonia terranea Rothschild, 1909

Lemonia taraxaci, the autumn silkworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). 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

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

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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