Lampronia standfussiella

L. standfussiella (Zeller)

Adult Characteristics

Depicted in Razowski (1978). Wingspan 11-13 mm. Forewing uniform lead gray wih yellowish sheen. Hindwings darker gray.

Comparison with similar species

None reported.

Host, oviposition, and larval feeding habits

Possibly on Rosa (Svensson 1993); specimens swept from Rosa majalis in Finland (Itämies et al. 1996). Said to feed on Ribes spicatum by Medvedev (1978).

Geographic distribution

Central Europe including the Alps, Germany, Austria, and Poland.

Habitat

Not available to me.

References

Huemer, P. 1988. Kleinschmetterlinge an Rosaceae unter
          besondered Berücksichtigung ihrer Vertikalverbreitung. 
          Neue entomol. Nachr. 20.
Itämies, J., M. Mutanen & T. Mutanen. 1996. Lampronia standfussiella 
          (Zeller, 1839) (Lepidoptera, Prodoxidae) new to Finland. 
          Baptria 21:119-121.
Medvedev, G.S. 1978. Keys to the insects of the European
          part of the USSR. Nauka Publ., Leningrad. 
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