Lecithocera nigrana

Lecithocera nigrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Lecithocera
Species: L. nigrana
Binomial name
Lecithocera nigrana
(Duponchel, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Phibalocera nigrana Duponchel, 1835
  • Carcina luticornella Zeller, 1839
  • Lecithocera orsoviella Heinemann, 1870

Lecithocera nigrana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Duponchel in 1835. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as on Sicily and Crete.[1][2]

The wingspan is 12-14 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to the end of July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various broadleaved trees and shrubs.[3]

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