Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Prodoxidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lampronia | |
Similar Lampronia luzella, Lampronia corticella, Lampronia, Lampronia capitella, Prodoxidae | ||
Lampronia aenescens is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. In North America it is found in Alberta and ranges west and south through southern British Columbia to northern California and Colorado.
The wingspan is 10.5-13.5 mm. The forewings are mostly unicolorous pale golden brown to pale straw yellow. The hindwings are uniformly gray. Adults are on wing in June.
The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii.
References
Lampronia aenescens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA