Parafomoria halimivora

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Parafomoria halimivora
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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.