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Nemophora dumerilella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Adelidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Nemophora

Nemophora dumerilella

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.

References

Nemophora dumerilella Wikipedia