Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Adelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Nemophora | |
Similar Nematopogon robertella, Nemophora minimella, Augasma aeratella, Coleophora ornatipennella, Coleophora genistae |
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, Estonia, Finland and Norway.
The wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Hieracium and Hypericum species.
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