Lecithocera nigrana

Description

Lecithocera nigrana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1835. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as on Sicily and Crete. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to the end of July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on various broadleaved trees and shrubs.