Lemonia balcanica

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

Lemonia balcanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Lemonia
Species:
L. balcanica
Binomial name
Lemonia balcanica
Synonyms
  • Lasiocampa balcanica Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Lemonia brunneomarginata Wagner, 1931

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.

Subspecies

  • Lemonia balcanica anatolica Wagner, 1931
  • Lemonia balcanica balcanica
  • Lemonia balcanica bremeri (Koleanti, 1846)
  • Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
  • Lemonia balcanica vashlovani Didmanidze, 1980

Sources

  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).

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: 142. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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