Genus Lampronia

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Golden Micro moth - Lampronia sublustris

Moth Antispila or Coptodisca? - Lampronia russatella

Prodoxidae: Lampronia sublustris - Lampronia sublustris

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Adeloidea (Fairy Moths and kin)

Family Prodoxidae (Yucca Moths)

Subfamily Lamproniinae

Genus Lampronia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lampronia Stephens, 1829

Tanysaccus Davis, 1978

Explanation of Names

Generic epithet Lampronia is from Greek meaning "brilliant, bright." (1)

Numbers

8 species in our area.

Print References

Stephens, J.F. 1829. A systematic catalogue of British insects : being an attempt to arrange all the hitherto discovered indigenous insects in accordance with their natural affinities. 226

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

Contributed by tom murray on 6 July, 2009 - 4:58pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 11 December, 2016 - 11:33pm

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