Laodamia combustella, Crete - photo © Xrysostomos Bairaktaris

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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