Nemophora dumerilella

Nemophora dumerilella
Nemophora dumerilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species: N. dumerilella
Binomial name
Nemophora dumerilella
(Duponchel, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Adela dumerilella Duponchel, 1839
  • Nemophora dumerilellus
  • Adela inauratella Duponchel, 1844
  • Tinea basochesella Hübner, [1824][2]

Nemophora dumerilella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Norway.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing in July.[3]

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Hypericum species.[4]

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