Lampronia capitella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Lampronia |
| Species: | L. capitella
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampronia capitella (Clerck, 1759)
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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.[1] It is also found in North America.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. .[3] They are on wing from May to mid-July.
The larvae feed on the young green fruit of Ribes rubrum, Ribes uva-crispa and Ribes nigrum. Larvae can be found from August to September.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lampronia capitella.
Wikispecies has information related to Lampronia capitella.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine