Lemonia balcanica explained
Lemonia balcanica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in the Balkans.
The wingspan is 35–.[2] The moth flies from September to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum, Leontodon and Hieracium species.
Subspecies
- Lemonia balcanica anatolica Wagner, 1931
- Lemonia balcanica balcanica
- Lemonia balcanica bremeri (Koleanti, 1846)
- Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
- Lemonia balcanica vashlovani Didmanidze, 1980
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
External links
Notes and References
- Kitching I, Rougerie R, Zwick A, Hamilton C, St Laurent R, Naumann S, Ballesteros Mejia L, Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
- Book: Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths. Patrice Leraut. N.A.P. Editions. 2006. 142. 9782913688070 .