Lampronia flavimitrella

L. flavimitrella (Hübner)

Adult Characteristics

Depicted in Razowski (1978). Wingspan 13-15 mm. Head pale yellow. Forewing brownish gray and nearwhite spots and transverse bands; in female, two bands and sometimes a small costal spot near apex; in male maculation reduced to a basal spot, an inner band, and isolated spots on the costa and by tornus.

Comparison with similar species

None reported.

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Immature stages not known, but likely to feed on Rubus idaeus and R. caesius. Adult in May and June.

Geographic distribution

Central and northern Europe, including outhern Fennoscandia, and into west and southwestern Russia.

Habitat

Swept on or around Rubus idaeus and R. caesius in forested areas.

References

Huemer, P. 1988. Kleinschmetterlinge an Rosaceae unter besondered Berücksichtigung ihrer Vertikalverbreitung. Neue entomol. Nachr. 20. Razowski, J. 1978. Motyle (Lepidoptera) Polski III: Adeloidea. Panstwowe wydawnictwo naukowe, Warsaw Svensson, I. 1993. Fjärilskalender. Self-published, Kristianstad, Sweden

Holotype in ?.

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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