Nothris lemniscellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Albania, and from France to Ukraine.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Nothris |
| Species: | N. lemniscellus
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-July to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Globularia cordifolia and Globularia punctata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae have been recorded in May, but also in November.[3]
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- "Nothris lemniscellus (Zeller, 1839)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.