Nematopogon metaxella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Nematopogon |
Species: | N. metaxella |
Binomial name | |
Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813) | |
Synonyms | |
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Nematopogon metaxella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Head ochreous-orange, face whitish. Forewings shorter and broader, shining ochreous, indistinctly brownish - strigulated ; a brownish discal mark beyond middle. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia light grey, suffused basally with ochreous. [1] To certainly determine the species of the genus Nematopogon dissection and study of the genitalia is necessary. Adults are on wing from June to July.They fly in the afternoon and at dusk. The habitat is alluvial forest and high moorland forest.
The larvae feed in a case among detritus and leaf-litter on the ground.
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