Nemophora dumerilella

Nemophora dumerilella is a moth of the Adelidae family.

Nemophora dumerilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Adelidae
Genus:	Nemophora
Species:	N. dumerilella
Binomial name
Nemophora dumerilella (Duponchel, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Adela dumerilella Duponchel, 1839 Nemophora dumerilellus Adela inauratella Duponchel, 1844 Tinea basochesella Hübner, [1824][2]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Norway.

Description

The wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in). Adults are on wing in July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Hieracium and Hypericum species.^[4]