Nematopogon metaxella

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Nematopogon metaxella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Nematopogon
Species:
N. metaxella
Binomial name
Nematopogon metaxella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea metaxellaHübner, 1813
  • Nematopogon metaxellus

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] [5]


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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