Neofaculta infernella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Neofaculta
Species
Neofaculta infernella
Scientific Name
Neofaculta infernella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Neofaculta infernella

Neofaculta infernella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in most of Europe and has also been recorded from North America.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. In western Europe, adults are on wing from August to May.

The larvae feed on Betula species, Vaccinium myrtillus, Inula helenium, Rhododendron species and Ledum groenlandicum. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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Neofaculta infernella in languages:

Dutch
Bosbespalpmot
Finnish
metsäjäytäjäkoi
Swedish
skvattramstävmal

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