Lemonia taraxaci
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Lemonia taraxaci is a species of moth
of the Lemoniidae
family. It is found in South-eastern Europe
.
The wingspan
is 45–65 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Hieracium
and Taraxacum
species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Lemoniidae
Lemoniidae
Lemoniidae is a small family of moths. There are only four valid genera: Crateronyx, Heteranaphe, Lemonia and Sabalia and 21 described species.-References:*...
family. It is found in South-eastern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 45–65 mm. The moth flies from August to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Hieracium
Hieracium
Hieracium known by its common name Hawkweed and long ago by its classical name hierakion which comes from the ancient Greek hierax, "a hawk"...
and Taraxacum
Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety...
species.