Nemophora amatella

Nemophora amatella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is a trans-Palaearctic species which is widely distributed in Asia (including Siberia, Korea and Japan), as well as in northern Europe.

Nemophora amatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Adelidae
Genus:
Nemophora
Species:
N. amatella
Binomial name
Nemophora amatella
Synonyms
  • Adela amatella Staudinger, 1892
  • Adela degeerella var. amurensis Alphéraky, 1897
  • Adela kukunorensis Sauber, 1899
  • Adela badioumbratella Sauber, 1899
  • Adela coreana Matsumura, 1931
  • Nemotois degeerella f. ogasawarai Matsumura, 1932[2]

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Annotated checklist of the European species of Nemophora (Adelidae) Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Swedish Moths


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