Lampronia rupella

L. rupella Denis & Schiffermüller

Adult Characteristics

Depicted in Razowski (1978). Wingspan 13-17 mm. Head rusty yellow. Forewing dark brown with purplish sheen and four pale yellow spots; a dorsal spot near the base at a positive angle, one at tornus, and two on the costa inside and outside tornal spot, respectively.

Comparison with similar species

None reported.

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Larva is said to feed on Adenostyles (Asteraceae) in the Alps, but this record is highly suspect. The adult appears in early summer

Geographic distribution

Throughout central and northern Europe, and east to the Altai Mountains.

Habitat

Reported from Fennoscandia in rich deciduous forest.

References

Medvedyaev, G.S. 1978. Keys to the insects of the European
          part of the USSR. Nauka Publ., Leningrad. 
Kozlov, M.A. 1996. Incurvariidae and Prodoxidae (Lepidoptera) 
          from Siberia and the Russian Far East, with descriptions 
          of two new species. Entomol. Fenn. 7:55-62.
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