
Laodamia combustella, Crete - photo © Xrysostomos Bairaktaris
Laodamia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
MOTH INFO
Laodamia combustella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Laodamia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
Alophia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Pempelia combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Oncocera combustella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Pempelia gallicola (Staudinger, 1870)
Cnephidia fuscorubra (Riel, 1928)
Selagia fuscorubra (Riel, 1928)
Common name
Phycide gallicole
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Laodamia
Wingspan
18-23 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm areas, mountain slopes.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Anacardiaceae (Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia lentiscus) and can be found in old galls of Aploneura lentisci and Baizongia pistaciae.
Flight period
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