Parafomoria helianthemella

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Parafomoria helianthemella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Parafomoria
Species:
P. helianthemella
Binomial name
Parafomoria helianthemella
Synonyms
  • Nepticula helianthemellaHerrich-Schaffer, 1860
  • Stigmella helianthemella

Parafomoria helianthemella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, including Germany, south-eastern Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, northern Italy, France (the Alps and Pyrenees) and Bulgaria.

The length of the forewings is 1.7–2 mm for males and 1.6-2.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing from March to April (occasionally May), in July and from August to September. There are three generations per year in Hungary.

The larvae feed on Helianthemum canum , Helianthemum nummularium , Helianthemum oelandicum alpestre and Helianthemum oelandicum incanum and Helianthemum salicifolium . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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