Lampronia corticella
"Tinea corticella" redirects here. This name was also invalidy established 1834 by Curtis for Nemaxera betulinella, and in 1848 by Tengström for Infurcitinea ignicomella.
| Lampronia corticella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Lampronia |
| Species: | L. corticella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampronia corticella (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The raspberry moth (Lampronia corticella) is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. It is an introduced species in North America, where it was first detected in New Brunswick, Canada in 1936.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Rubus species.
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