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. The head is ochreous-orange, the face whitish. The forewings shorter and broader, shining ochreous, indistinctly brownish strigulated with a brownish discal mark beyond middle. The hindwings are 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. [2] [3] [4]
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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