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Nothris congressariella

(Nothris congressariella)

Description

Nothris congressariella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1858. It is found in Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, and on Crete, Sardinia, Sicily and the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July and again from September to October in two generations per year. The larvae feed between the spun leaves of Scrophularia scorodonia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Nothris
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