Nemophora amatella

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Nemophora amatella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species:
N. amatella
Binomial name
Nemophora amatella
(Staudinger, 1892) [1]
Synonyms
  • Adela amatellaStaudinger, 1892
  • Adela degeerella var. amurensis Alphéraky, 1897
  • Adela kukunorensisSauber, 1899
  • Adela badioumbratellaSauber, 1899
  • Adela coreanaMatsumura, 1931
  • Nemotois degeerella f. ogasawaraiMatsumura, 1932 [2]

Nemophora amatella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is a trans-Palearctic species which is widely distributed in Asia (including Siberia, Korea, and Japan), as well as in northern Europe.

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe. [3]

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