Nemophora violellus

Nemophora violellus
Nemophora violellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species: N. violellus
Binomial name
Nemophora violellus
(Stainton, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nemotois violellus Stainton, 1851
  • Adela violaria Razowski, 1978[2]

Nemophora violellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.

The wingspan is 10-11 mm.[3] Adults have uniformly dark brown forewings with an oily tint, They are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana pneumonanthe[4] and Gentiana cruciata.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Annotated checklist of the European species of Nemophora (Adelidae)
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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