Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Adelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Adela | |
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Similar Adela mazzolella, Adela cuprella, Adela croesella, Adela, Nematopogon robertella | ||
Adela violella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Hypericum perforatum.
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