E-mail: Password: Create an Account Recover password

About Authors Contacts Get involved Русская версия

show

Lemonia taraxaci (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Самец и самка (Lemonia taraxaci)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Brahmaeidae → genus Lemonia → species Lemonia taraxaci

Species name(s)

Lemonia taraxaci (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) = Bombyx taraxaci Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. [9, 10]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:2804

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky*; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Wingspan

40—46 mm.

Primary colors

Orange, Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Самец (Lemonia taraxaci)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Germany, Greece (mainland), Italy (mainland), Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, France ( mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, the Kaliningrad (?) Prealtay, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, South -Zapadnosibirsky, South Ural. [3].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan: 40-46 mm. [PC93].

Imago lifespan

  • Augustus [PC93].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Dandelion (Taraxacum), Salsify (Tragopogon), sow thistle (Sonchus), Lettuce (Lactuca), Kulbaba (Leontodon) [PC93].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Denis Tumanov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

Comments

Note: you should have a Insecta.pro account to upload new topics and comments. Please, create an account or log in to add comments

13.09.2015 7:58, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Wingspan: No formalized data → 40—46 mm. Flight time: No formalized data → August.

03.06.2009 23:23, Denis Tumanov

In the Penza region with the flight of the 10th of August 20s, butterflies fly into the light DRL 23:00, the females fly closer to 3:00 lay eggs well, even if they just put in a paper envelope. About a month later in the eggs began to develop the embryo. but during the winter I have all the eggs died. You may need high humidity.If anyone had raised this kind of - help advice.

Insecta.pro: Illustrated insecta catalogue. Terms of use and publishing policy.

Project editor and administrator: Peter Khramov.

I express my gratitude to moderators, photographers and involved users for their contribution to the website progress.

© Insecta.pro, 2007—2025.

Species catalog enables to sort by characteristics such as expansion, flight time, etc..

Photos of representatives Insecta.

Detailed insects classification with references list.

Enotomologists search system and a living blog.