Nemophora ochsenheimerella
Encyclopedia
Nemophora ochsenheimerella is a moth
of the family Adelidae
. It is a transpalaearctic species, which is also found in Central Europe
.
The wingspan
is ca. 15 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late April to June.
The larvae feed on Abies alba.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Adelidae
Adelidae
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. It is a transpalaearctic species, which is also found in Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is ca. 15 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late April to June.
The larvae feed on Abies alba.