Lampronia morosa

L. morosa Zeller

Adult Characteristics

Depicted in Heath & Pelham-Clinton (1976). Wingspan 12-15 mm. Head dark gray. Forewing groundcolor dark fuscous, with whitish, indistinct spots, most commonly at tornus and sometimes also on costa. Hindwings medium gray.

Comparison with similar species

None reported.

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Eggs are possibly laid inside the flowers of several species of Rosa. After hibernation, late-instar larvae are found feeding inside young rose shoots, and pupation occurs within the feeding gallery. The adult emerges in early summer.

Geographic distribution

A species with patchy distribution throughout Britain, Fennoscandia, and central Europe from France to the Caucasus and Asia Minor.

Habitat

Not reported, but likely a variety of relatively dry habitats with Rosa.

References

Heath, J. & E.C. Pelham-Clinton. 1976. The moths and butterflies
          of Great Britain and Ireland, vol I: Incurvariidae.  
          Blackwell Scientific Press and Curwen Press.

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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