Theresimima is a genus of moths. T. ampellophaga, the vine bud moth, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found from Algeria, Spain and southern France through most of southern Europe to the northern coast of the Black Sea. In the north, it ranges up to Hungary and Slovakia and in the east, the range extends to the southern part of European Russia, the western Caucasus and Transcaucasia, through Turkey, Lebanon and Syria to Israel.

Theresimima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Subfamily: Procridinae
Genus: Theresimima
Strand, 1917
Species:
T. ampellophaga
Binomial name
Theresimima ampellophaga
(Bayle-Barelle, 1808)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zygaena ampellophaga Bayle-Barelle, 1808
  • Ino ampellophaga

The length of the forewings is 8.5–12 mm for males and 7.5–11.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed the leaves of Vitis vinifera, Parthenocissus vitacea and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. They have been considered an important pest for wine production since Roman times.

References

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  • C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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