Luquetia lobella

Luquetia lobella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Luquetia
Species:	L. lobella
Binomial name
	Luquetia lobella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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.

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

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Crataegus and Sorbus species. They feed from a spinning amongst the leaves, which are rolled downwards. Larvae can be found from mid-July to the beginning of October. They are bright green with a white stripe. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon amongst leaf-litter. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ UKmoths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine

[3] UKmoths

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