Nemophora fasciella

Nemophora fasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species:
N. fasciella
Binomial name
Nemophora fasciella
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita fasciella Fabricius, 1775
  • Nemotois annae Zeller, 1853
  • Tinea schiffermillerella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Nemotois purpureus Stainton, 1867[2]
  • Nemophora purpureus

Nemophora fasciella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia, most of the Baltic region, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Portugal.

Leaf of Ballota nigra eaten by three larvae
Larva

The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). They are on wing in July.[3]

The larvae feed on Ballota nigra.

References

  1. ^ "Nemophora fasciella (Fabricius, 1775)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Mikhail V. Kozlov. "Annotated checklist of the European species of Nemophora (Adelidae)" (PDF). University of Turku. pp. 115–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23.
  3. ^ "Nemophora fasciella". UKMoths. Retrieved October 31, 2011.


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