Isidiella nickerlii

Isidiella nickerlii is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, on the Iberian Peninsula and in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and North Macedonia.[1]

Isidiella nickerlii
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I. nickerlii
Binomial name
Isidiella nickerlii
(Nickerl, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora nickerlii Nickerl, 1864
  • Isidiella nickerli

The wingspan is 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Helichrysum arenarium. They feed on the young leaves from within a spinning (a shelter like the web of a spider).

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