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Nemophora fasciella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Nemophora fasciella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia, most of the Baltic region, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Portugal. The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). Adults have bronzy forewings with a central purplish fascia. Males have long silvery-white antennae, while females have shorter, blackish antennae with white tips. They are on wing in July. The larvae feed on Ballota nigra. They first feed on the seeds. Later, they feed from within a case made from plant fragments.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Ballota nigra (black horehound)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Amauromyza labiatarum1
Eupteryx florida1
Eupteryx melissae (Sage Leafhopper)1
Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth)1
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (ruby tiger moth)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0