Lampronia flavimitrella

Lampronia flavimitrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species: L. flavimitrella
Binomial name
Lampronia flavimitrella
(Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Tinea flavimitrella Hübner, 1817

Lampronia flavimitrella is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Iceland, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and are active in the afternoon sunshine.

The larvae probably feed on Rubus idaeus and Rubus caesius.


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