Lampronia aenescens

Lampronia aenescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species: L. aenescens
Binomial name
Lampronia aenescens
(Walsingham, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria aenescens Walsingham, 1888
  • Lampronia (Tanysaccus) aenescens

Lampronia aenescens is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. 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 grey.[1] Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii.

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