Lampronia provectella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.[1] It is also present in Russia east to the Altai Mountains.
| Lampronia provectella | |
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| Lampronia provectella male genitalia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Lampronia |
| Species: | L. provectella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampronia provectella (Heyden, 1865) | |
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The larvae feed on the buds of Rosa species, including Rosa pendulina. Pupation takes place between the shoots of the host plant.