Nematopogon metaxella
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| Species: | N. metaxella
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| Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813)
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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] 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.
References
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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- Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten
- UKmoths
- Fauna Europaea
- Images representing Nematopogon metaxella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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