Lemonia balcanica

Lemonia balcanica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in the Balkans.

Lemonia balcanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Lemonia
Species:
L. balcanica
Binomial name
Lemonia balcanica
Synonyms
  • Lasiocampa balcanica Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Lemonia brunneomarginata Wagner, 1931

The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).[2] The moth flies from September to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum, Leontodon and Hieracium species.

Subspecies
  • Lemonia balcanica anatolica Wagner, 1931
  • Lemonia balcanica balcanica
  • Lemonia balcanica bremeri (Koleanti, 1846)
  • Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
  • Lemonia balcanica vashlovani Didmanidze, 1980

Sources
  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
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References
  1. Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
  2. Patrice Leraut (2006). "Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths". N.A.P. Editions: 142. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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