Nemophora sparsella

Nemophora sparsella
Nemophora sparsella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species: N. sparsella
Binomial name
Nemophora sparsella
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Nemotois sparsella Walker, 1863
  • Adela chrysolamprella Rosenstock, 1885

Nemophora sparsella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found from southern Queensland to Victoria and Tasmania.

Larvae have been found in portable cases within the seed capsules of Bursaria spinosa. They probably feed on the flowers and developing seeds of this plant.

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