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.
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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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The wingspan is about 19 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Abies alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] Mining larvae can be found in June.
Taxonomy
This species was erroneously placed into the genus Adela by several authors.
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