Parafomoria halimivora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Parafomoria |
Species: | P. halimivora |
Binomial name | |
Parafomoria halimivora van Nieukerken, 1985 |
Parafomoria halimivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Iberian Peninsula.
The length of the forewings is 2.1-2.3 mm for males and 1.8-2.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in April, May and September. There are probably several generations per year.
The larvae feed on Halimium alyssoides , Halimium atriplicifolium , Halimium halimifolium and Halimium ocymoides . They mine the leaves of their host plant.