Nothris verbascella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Nothris |
Species: | N. verbascella |
Binomial name | |
Nothris verbascella | |
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Nothris verbascella, the clay groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in almost all of Europe, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, the Near East and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[3] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to early October.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nothris Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- "Nothris lemniscellus (Zeller, 1839)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved December 11, 2017.