Lemonia taraxaci

Lemonia taraxaci
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Brahmaeidae
Genus:	Lemonia
Species:	L. taraxaci
Binomial name
	Lemonia taraxaci; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Bombyx taraxaci Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Lemonia antigone Stauder, 1902; Lemonia immaculata Wnukowsky, 1926; Lemonia montana Buresch, 1915; Lemonia sibirica Wnukowsky, 1934; Lemonia terranea Rothschild, 1909;

Lemonia taraxaci, the autumn silkworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).^[1] It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and it is found in south-eastern Europe.

The wingspan is 45–65 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Taraxacum species.

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

External links

"06806 Lemonia taraxaci ([Denis & Schiffermüller ], 1775) - Löwenzahn-Wiesenspinner". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

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[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

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