Nemophora sylvatica

Nemophora sylvatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nemophora
Species: N. sylvatica
Binomial name
Nemophora sylvatica
Hirowatari, 1995

Nemophora sylvatica is a moth of the Adelidae family or fairy longhorn moths. It was assessed by Hirowatari in 1995. It is found on the Kuriles[1] and in the Russian Far East and Japan[2] (including Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku).

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[3] The basal half of the forewings are golden yellow with some black and bluish scales and a narrow bronzy streak.

References

  1. ↑ Nemophora at funet
  2. ↑ LepIndex
  3. ↑ Taxonomic Notes on Nemophora bifasciatella ISSIKI, with Descriptions of Its Two New Allied Species from Japan and the Russian Far East (Lepidoptera, Adelidae)


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