Lecithocera nigrana is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1835. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as on Sicily and Crete.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Lecithocera |
| Species: | L. nigrana
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| Lecithocera nigrana (Duponchel, 1835)
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to the end of July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various broadleaved trees and shrubs.[3]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lecithocera nigrana (Duponchel, 1835)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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