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Luquetia lobella

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Species of moth

Luquetia lobella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Luquetia
Species: L. lobella
Binomial name
Luquetia lobella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea lobella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Enicostoma lobella
  • Pyralis thunbergana Fabricius, 1787
  • Haemylis lugubrella Duponchel, 1838

Luquetia lobella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, Estonia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A sloe leaf folded downwards by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing in June.

The larvae feed on blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus species) and Sorbus species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Kimber, Ian. "Luquetia lobella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Luquetia lobella


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