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Nemophora minimella

Family: Adelidae       Sub-family: Adelinae

145     *     Nemophora minimella


Few Irish records
Wingspan: 12mm. Males have longer antennae, 2x wing length

Flight time: July. Day-flying in sunshine
Habitat:

Larvae feed on Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)



Nemophora minimella

Nemophora minimella
Glengarriff, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2011

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