Lemonia balcanica

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Lemonia balcanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Lemonia
Species:
L. balcanica
Binomial name
Lemonia balcanica
Synonyms
  • Lasiocampa balcanicaHerrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Lemonia brunneomarginataWagner, 1931

Lemonia balcanica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae). [1] It is found in the Balkans.

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The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in). [2] The moth flies from September to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum , Leontodon and Hieracium species.

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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
  2. Patrice Leraut (2006). Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths. N.A.P. Editions. p. 142. ISBN   9782913688070.