Nemophora bellela is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is the only circumpolar species of the Nemophora, and the only representative of the genus in North America, where it is found from Quebec across Canada north of the plains to the mountains of British Columbia and Alaska.[3]
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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. bellela
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| Nemophora bellela | |
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In Europe, it is found in Fennoscandia, Lithuania and northern Russia.
The wingspan is 17–20 millimetres (0.67–0.79 in).[4] Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe.[5]
The larvae feed on Betula nana and Salix species.
References
edit- ^ "Nemophora bellela Walker, 1863". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ Mikhail V. Kozlov. "Annotated checklist of the European species of Nemophora (Adelidae)" (PDF). Turku, Finland: University of Turku. pp. 115–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23.
- ^ Powell and Opler. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. ISBN 0-5202-5197-0.
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
External links
edit- lepiforum.de
- Nemophora bellela on Bug Guide