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Lathronympha strigana

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Lathronympha strigana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lathronympha
Species:
L. strigana
Binomial name
Lathronympha strigana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Lathronympha hypericana Hübner

Lathronympha strigana is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae.

Description

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Lathronympha strigana is a medium-sized moth with a wingspan of 14–18 mm.[1] The basic color of the wings is light reddish brown.[1] The forewings have a few light lines at the wing tip and two silver cross bars in the outer rear section. Adults are on wing from June to July, sometimes with a second generation in late August or September.[1] The larvae are a little flat, gray green with darker spots and a maroon head. They feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts).[1]

Distribution

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This species can be found in most of Europe, except in the far north, and in northern Asia.

Habitat

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Lathronympha strigana prefers open forests, roadsides and other places where the host plant grows.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d UKmoths
  • Fauna Europaea
  • Aarvik, L., Berggren, K. og Hansen, L.O. (2000) Catalogus Lepidopterorum Norvegiae. Norwegian Entomological Society / Norwegian Institute for Forest Research, 192 pages