Paraswammerdamia lutarea
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Paraswammerdamia |
Species: | P. lutarea
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Binomial name | |
Paraswammerdamia lutarea (Haworth, 1828)
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Paraswammerdamia lutarea is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The head is white, sometimes ochreous-tinged. Thorax fuscous, sometimes whitish-sprinkled. Forewings are fuscous-whitish, closely irrorated with dark fuscous; some longitudinal series of indistinct dark fuscous dots; a dark fuscous entire fascia before middle; a white costal spot before apex; cilia fuscous, with two darker lines. Hindwings are fuscous. The larva is deep brown; subdorsal line white, orange-spotted; spiracular white, on 5-1 2 orange-spotted above; head ochreous-brown, blackish-marked.[1]
Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Crataegus, Sorbus aucuparia, Rosa and Cotoneaster horizontalis.
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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