Parafomoria ladaniphila is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Morocco and Portugal.
| Parafomoria tingitella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Parafomoria |
| Species: | P. tingitella
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| Binomial name | |
| Parafomoria tingitella (Walsingham, 1904)
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The length of the forewings is 1.9–2 mm for males and about 2.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to March.
The larvae feed on Tuberaria lignosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- The Cistaceae-feeding Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of the western Palaearctic region
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