Lampronia

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Lampronia
Lampronia corticella.jpg
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Lampronia

Stephens, 1829

Lampronia is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae.

Diversity[]

The genus has a Holarctic distribution and contains about 25 described species. There are additional undescribed species in North America, Japan and Iran.

Description[]

Adults are medium-sized and have a golden or dark ground color, although some are unicolored. The forewings usually have white or yellowish spots.

Biology[]

Most species are day-flying.

Lampronia corticella and Lampronia capitella are minor pests on Rubus idaeus and Ribes species.

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