Lemonia vallantini
Lemonia vallantini is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
| Lemonia vallantini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brahmaeidae |
| Genus: | Lemonia |
| Species: | L. vallantini |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemonia vallantini Oberthür, 1890 | |
The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The moth flies from October to January depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.
Sources
- 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
- 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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