Nemophora violellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.
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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. violellus
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The wingspan is 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in).[3] They are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Gentiana asclepiadea, Gentiana pneumonanthe[4] and Gentiana cruciata.
References
edit- ^ "Nemophora violellus (Herrich-Schaffer in Stainton, 1851)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 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.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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