Nemophora associatella

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Nemophora associatella
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species:
N. associatella
Binomial name
Nemophora associatella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Adela associatellaZeller, 1839
  • Tinea megerlellaHübner, [1810] [2]

Nemophora associatella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in Russia.

Contents

The wingspan is about 19 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Abies alba . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [4] Mining larvae can be found in June.

Taxonomy

This species was erroneously placed into the genus Adela by several authors.

References