Lampronia aenescens

Lampronia aenescens is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found in Alberta and ranges west and south through southern British Columbia to northern California and Colorado.

Lampronia aenescens
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L. aenescens
Binomial name
Lampronia aenescens
(Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria aenescens Walsingham, 1888
  • Lampronia (Tanysaccus) aenescens

The wingspan is 10.5-13.5 mm. The forewings are mostly unicolorous pale golden brown to pale straw yellow. The hindwings are uniformly gray.[1] Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii.

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