Lampronia aeneella

L. aeneella Heinemann

A phylogenetic red flag

If intermediella is indeed misplaced, then aeneella should probably be moved as well.

Adult Characteristics

Male genitalia depicted in Medvedev (1978). Wingspan 15.0 mm. Forewing shining yellowish brown, with two cream white spots on termen, including one at tornus.

Comparison with similar species

Said to be distinguishable from intermediella only by examination of the genitalia. In the male, cucullus is broad and with straight, flat apex (as opposed to narrow and wedge-shaped in intermediella), saccus long relative to vinculum, and with aedoeagal apex with slightly sclerotized cords.

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Not reported.

Geographic distribution

Western Austria.

Habitat

Not available to me.

References

Medvedev, G.S. 1978. Keys to the insects of the European
          part of the USSR. Nauka Publ., Leningrad.

Holotype in ?.

About this page

Olle Pellmyr
E-mail: pellmyr@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu.
Dept of Biology, Vanderbilt University, Box 1812-B Nashville, TN 37235, USA

Title illustration: To be obtained