Nemophora violellus

Nemophora violellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.

Nemophora violellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Adelidae
Genus:
Nemophora
Species:
N. violellus
Binomial name
Nemophora violellus
(Stainton, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nemotois violellus Stainton, 1851
  • Adela violaria Razowski, 1978[2]

The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in).[3] Adults have uniformly dark brown forewings with an oily tint, They are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana pneumonanthe[4] and Gentiana cruciata.

References
  1. "Nemophora violellus (Herrich-Schaffer in Stainton, 1851)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. Mikhail V. Kozlov. "Annotated checklist of the European species of Nemophora (Adelidae)" (PDF). Turku, Finland: University of Turku. pp. 115–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants


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