''Lampronia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 evolutiona ...

Diversity

The genus has a

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical region ...

distribution and contains about twenty-five described species. There are additional undescribed species in North America, Japan and Iran.

Description

Adults are medium-sized and have a golden or dark ground color, although some are unicolored. The forewings usually have white or yellowish spots.

Biology

Most species are day-flying. ''

Lampronia corticella ''Lampronia corticella'', the raspberry moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in most of Europe, except Iceland, the Iberian Penin ...

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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 is 14–17 mm. ...

'' are minor pests on raspberry (''

Rubus idaeus ''Rubus idaeus'' (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally European red raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberry species) is a red-fruited species of ''Rubus'' native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in othe ...

'') and current (''

Ribes ''Ribes'' is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The various species are known as currants or gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible f ...

'' species).

Species

*Subgenus ''Lampronia'' ** ''

Lampronia aeneella ''Lampronia aeneella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in western Austria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777� ...

'' ** '' Lampronia aeripennella'' ** '' Lampronia altaica'' ** '' Lampronia argillella'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Lampronia flavimitrella'' ** ''

Lampronia fuscatella ''Lampronia fuscatella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula. To the east its range extends to the Baltic region and northern ...

'' ** '' Lampronia intermediella'' ** ''

Lampronia luzella ''Lampronia luzella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, France, central Europe, Italy, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The wingspan is about ...

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Lampronia morosa ''Lampronia morosa'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in the Caucasus and Asia Minor. The wingspan is 12–15 ...

'' ** '' Lampronia novempunctata'' ** '' Lampronia oregonella'' ** ''

Lampronia provectella ''Lampronia provectella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. It is also present in Russia east to the Altai Mountains. The wingspan is 16–1 ...

'' (syn: ''Lampronia triangulifera'') ** '' Lampronia psychidella'' ** ''

Lampronia pubicornis ''Lampronia pubicornis'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Hungary and on Sicily, in addition to Venice and occasionally mainland Italy. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. H ...

'' ** '' Lampronia quinquepunctata'' ** '' Lampronia redimitella'' ** ''

Lampronia rupella ''Lampronia rupella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Croatia and Slovenia. The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The larv ...

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Lampronia russatella ''Lampronia russatella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in mesic forests in eastern North America. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ...

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Lampronia sakhalinella ''Lampronia sakhalinella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found on the Sakhalin peninsula in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern ...

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Lampronia splendidella ''Lampronia splendidella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Switzerland. In the east, the range extends to the Altai Mountains. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...

'' ** '' Lampronia standfussiella'' ** '' Lampronia stangei'' ** '' Lampronia taylorella'' *Subgenus ''Tanysaccus'' Davis, 1978 ** '' Lampronia aenescens'' ** '' Lampronia humilis'' ** '' Lampronia sublustris''

References

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Prodoxidae Adeloidea genera Taxa named by James Francis Stephens {{Incurvarioidea-stub