Biology:Nemophora associatella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Adelidae |
| Genus: | Nemophora |
| Species: | N. associatella
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| Nemophora associatella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
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Nemophora associatella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Pyrenees, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in Russia .
The wingspan is about 19 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Abies alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva mines a single leaf and drops to the ground with this leaf. It then cuts it and uses it as a case to feed on detritus.[4] Mining larvae can be found in June. The larvae are whitish with a brown head.
Taxonomy
This species was erroneously placed into the genus Adela by several authors.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6991246 entry
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