Luquetia lobella

Luquetia lobella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Luquetia
Species:
L. lobella
Binomial name
Luquetia lobella
Synonyms
  • Tinea lobella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Enicostoma lobella
  • Pyralis thunbergana Fabricius, 1787
  • Haemylis lugubrella Duponchel, 1838

Luquetia lobella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, Estonia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A sloe leaf folded downwards by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in June.[3]

The larvae feed on blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus species) and Sorbus species.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Luquetia lobella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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