Lampronia oregonella

Walsingham, 1880

Lampronia oregonella is a small in the Prodoxidae, first described by Walsingham in 1880. It is known from a limited number of observations in western North America. The larvae have been documented feeding on Heuchera species.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lampronia oregonella: //læmˈproʊ.ni.ə ˌɔː.rɪˈɡoʊ.nel.ə//

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Distribution

British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado.

Diet

Larvae feed on Heuchera .

Host Associations

  • Heuchera - larval food plant of herbaceous perennials in Saxifragaceae.

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Taxonomic Note

placement varies in sources: Prodoxidae (majority of sources including Catalogue of Life and NCBI) versus Incurvariidae (GBIF). Prodoxidae is the currently accepted classification.

Observation Rarity

Only 5 observations recorded in iNaturalist as of source date, indicating this is rarely encountered or underreported.

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