Nemophora [Adela] degeerella (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Adelidae)


Male

Female

Forewing Length: 7-10mm;
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - July July - April April - May May - June
(Earliest: 5.6)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows

Wet Meadows
Food:
(Larva)

Dead Betulaceae Leaves
Food:
(Adult)

Aegopodium podagraria Nectar

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar

Leucanthemum vulgare Nectar

Rumex obtusifolius Nectar
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Orthizema subannulatum Larva

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Nemophora degeerella
Nemophora degeerella
Nature Spot: Nemophora degeerella
Lepiforum: Nemophora degeerella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Nemophora degeerella


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