Luquetia lobella
| Luquetia lobella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Luquetia |
| Species: | L. lobella |
| Binomial name | |
| Luquetia lobella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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Luquetia lobella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, Estonia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
A sloe leaf folded downwards by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in June.[3]
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Crataegus and Sorbus species. They feed from a spinning amongst the leaves, which are rolled downwards. Larvae can be found from mid July to the beginning of October. They are bright green with a white stripe. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon amongst leaf-litter. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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