| Nemophora raddaella (Hübner, 1793) |
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Scientific name: Nemophora raddaella (Hübner, 1793) Common name: French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Microlepidoptera Family: Adelidae Subfamily: Adelinae Wingspan: 14 -18 mm. Biotope: Waste lands, road sides, meadows and places where the host plants grow. Geographic area: Southern Europe. Flight time: June-July. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Host plant: Teasels of the Dipsacus genus including the Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), Scabiosa maritima. |
Adelidae moths are noticeable by the length of their antennae, especially for males. Nemophora raddaella shows black antennae, thickened near the base, and white on their last third. The head bears brown to blackish hairs. The base of the fore wings is a pale metallic golden colour. The median area is dark brown. It is followed by a white post-median stripe which is interrupted at its middle. It appears as one white patch just touching the costal edge and extending up to the middle of the wing plus another smaller white patch clearly touching the inner edge. The submarginal and marginal areas are a dark metallic brown colour. |
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This microlepidoptera has all the characteristics of Nemophora raddaella and furthermore it is landed on a Wild Teasel. |
André Bon February 2013