Parafomoria liguricella

Parafomoria liguricella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the Italian Riviera and the Spanish Mediterranean coast. It is probably also present in France, Portugal and North Africa.

Parafomoria liguricella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Parafomoria
Species:
P. liguricella
Binomial name
Parafomoria liguricella
(Klimesch, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella liguricella Klimesch, 1946

The length of the forewings is 1.7-1.85 mm for males and 1.3-2.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cistus albidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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