Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Adelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Nemophora | |
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Similar Nemophora minimella, Nemophora ochsenheimerella, Adela violella, Nematopogon robertella, Nematopogon schwarziellus | ||
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 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in). Adults have uniformly dark brown forewings with an oily tint, They are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana pneumonanthe and Gentiana cruciata.
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