Laodamia faecella is a species of snout moth. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula)[1] to Japan.[2]

Laodamia faecella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Laodamia
Species:
L. faecella
Binomial name
Laodamia faecella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia faecella Zeller, 1839
  • Oncocera faecella
  • Laodamia griseosparsella Ragonot, 1893
  • Laodamia griseosparsella var. nigrans Ragonot, 1893
  • Pyla japonica Inoue, 1959

Its wingspan is 24–28 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-02-22.