Lemonia philopalus explained

Lemonia philopalus is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).^[1] It is found from Spain up to Egypt and North Africa.

The wingspan is 50–.^[2] The moth flies from October to February depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Sonchus species.

Subspecies

• Lemonia philopalus philopalus
• Lemonia philopalus vasquezi Oberthür, 1916

Sources

• P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Book: Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths. Patrice Leraut. 2006. N.A.P. Editions. 144. 9782913688070 .