Nemophora prodigellus

Nemophora prodigellus is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula, the Baltic region and Fennoscandia.

Nemophora prodigellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Adelidae
Genus:
Nemophora
Species:
N. prodigellus
Binomial name
Nemophora prodigellus
(Zeller, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nemotois prodigellus Zeller, 1853
  • Nemotois auricellus Ragonot, 1874
  • Nemotois splendidus Staudinger, 1880[2]

The larvae feed on Stachys officinalis.

References
  1. "Nemophora prodigellus (Zeller, 1853)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. 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.


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