Lampronia luzella

Lampronia luzella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, France, central Europe, Italy, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Lampronia luzella
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L. luzella
Binomial name
Lampronia luzella
(Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Tinea luzella Hubner, 1817

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July and fly in afternoon sunshine.

The larvae probably feed on Rubus species.


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