''Lampronia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Prodoxidae
The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ...
.
Diversity
The genus has a
Holarctic distribution and contains about twenty-five
described species. There are additional undescribed species in North America, Japan and Iran.
Biology
Most species are day-flying.
''
Lampronia corticella'' and ''
Lampronia capitella
The currant shoot borer moth (''Lampronia capitella'') is a species of moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of central, northern and eastern Europe. It is also found in North America.
Description
The wingspan
The wingspan ( ...
'' are minor pests on raspberry (''
Rubus idaeus'') and current (''
Ribes'' species).
Species
*Subgenus ''Lampronia''
** ''
Lampronia aeneella''
** ''
Lampronia aeripennella''
** ''
Lampronia altaica''
** ''
Lampronia argillella''
** ''
Lampronia capitella
The currant shoot borer moth (''Lampronia capitella'') is a species of moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of central, northern and eastern Europe. It is also found in North America.
Description
The wingspan
The wingspan ( ...
''
** ''
Lampronia corticella''
** ''
Lampronia flavimitrella''
** ''
Lampronia fuscatella''
** ''
Lampronia intermediella''
** ''
Lampronia luzella''
** ''
Lampronia morosa''
** ''
Lampronia novempunctata''
** ''
Lampronia oregonella''
** ''
Lampronia provectella'' (syn: ''Lampronia triangulifera'')
** ''
Lampronia psychidella''
** ''
Lampronia pubicornis''
** ''
Lampronia quinquepunctata''
** ''
Lampronia redimitella''
** ''
Lampronia rupella''
** ''
Lampronia russatella''
** ''
Lampronia sakhalinella''
** ''
Lampronia splendidella''
** ''
Lampronia standfussiella''
** ''
Lampronia stangei''
** ''
Lampronia taylorella''
*Subgenus ''Tanysaccus''
Davis, 1978
** ''
Lampronia aenescens''
** ''
Lampronia humilis''
** ''
Lampronia sublustris''
References
Lampronia at tolweb
Prodoxidae
Adeloidea genera
Taxa named by James Francis Stephens
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