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Lampronia

Lampronia
Lampronia corticella.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Stephens, 1829

Lampronia is a genus of moths of the Prodoxidae family.

The genus has a Holarctic distribution and contains about 25 described species. There are additional undescribed species in North America, Japan and Iran.

Adults are medium-sized and have a golden or dark ground color, although some are unicolored. The forewings usually have white or yellowish spots.

Most species are day-flying.

Lampronia corticella and Lampronia capitella are minor pests on Rubus idaeus and Ribes species.


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