Homoeosoma nimbella

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| genus = Homoeosoma

| species = nimbella

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| synonyms =

• Phycis nimbella Duponchel, 1837
• Ephestia homoeosomella Zerny in Kautz, Rebel & Zerny, 1926
• Homoeosoma snellenella Bentinck, 1930
• Myelois subalbatella Mann, 1864
• Anerastia nimbella Zeller, 1839

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Homoeosoma nimbella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, sometimes greyish-tinged, more or less sprinkled with dark fuscous, towards costa more or less broadly suffused with white; first line indicated by an angulated oblique series of three blackish dots, second straight, almost obsolete, hardly dark-edged; two blackish transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings pale fuscous. Larva yellowish-green;dorsal line, subdorsal series of spots or rings, and spiracular series of three marks on each segment purplish; head dark brown; plate of 2 yellow-brown, posterior edge black: in flowers of Anthemis, Jasione, Senecio, etc.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London [https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00meyr/page/n7 pdf] {{PD-notice}} Keys and description[https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Homoeosoma_nimbella lepiforum.de includes images]{{PD-notice}}Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-9551086-4-8}}Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification {{ISBN|978-0-946589-08-1}}

The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

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The larvae probably feed on the flowers or fruit of Asteraceae species.