Lemonia balcanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brahmaeidae |
Genus: | Lemonia |
Species: | L. balcanica
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Binomial name | |
Lemonia balcanica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)
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Lemonia balcanica is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae (older classifications placed it in Lemoniidae).[1] It is found in the Balkans.
The wingspan is 35–50 millimetres (1.4–2.0 in).[2] The moth flies from September to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum, Leontodon and Hieracium species.