Nemophora karafutonis

Nemophora karafutonis is a moth of the Adelidae family or fairy longhorn moths. It was described by Matsumura in 1932. It is found in the Russian Far East[1] and Japan.[2]

Nemophora karafutonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Adelidae
Genus:
Nemophora
Species:
N. karafutonis
Binomial name
Nemophora karafutonis
(Matsumura, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Nemotois karafutonis Matsumura, 1932
  • Nemophora moriokensis Okano, 1957

The length of the forewings is 7-8.5 mm for males and 7-7.5 mm for females.[3]

Subspecies
  • Nemophora karafutonis karafutonis
  • Nemophora karafutonis moriokensis (Okano, 1957)

References
  1. Nemophora at funet
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nemophora karafutonis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. Two new species of the genus Nemophora Hofmannseg from Japan


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