Lemonia philopalus

Lemonia philopalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brahmaeidae
Genus: Lemonia
Species:
L. philopalus
Binomial name
Lemonia philopalus
(Donzel, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx philopalus Donzel, 1842
  • Lemonia phantasma Marten, 1955

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

The wingspan is 50–65 millimetres (2.0–2.6 in). The moth flies from October to February depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Sonchus species.

Subspecies

Sources

  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. ↑ Patrice Leraut (2006). Moths of Europe: Saturnids, lasiocampids, hawkmoths, tiger moths. N.A.P. Editions. p. 144. ISBN 9782913688070.