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.

Lampronia rupella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Lampronia
Species:
L. rupella
Binomial name
Lampronia rupella
Synonyms
  • Tinea rupella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tortrix naezeniana Thunberg, 1797

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.

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