Nematopogon pilella
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Nematopogon pilella Salzburg, Austria | |
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Species: | N. pilella
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Nematopogon pilella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Nematopogon pilella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Spain and Slovenia.[1]
The wingspan is 13–16 mm.[2] Head is orange, face whitish. Forewings less elongate, shining greyish-ochreous or light fuscous, faintly darker-strigulated. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on the dead leaves of Vaccinium species.[4] They live within a movable case.[5]
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hants Moths
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1775
- Adelidae
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Adelidae stubs