Nematopogon swammerdamella

Nematopogon swammerdamella
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Adelidae
Genus:	Nematopogon
Species:	N. swammerdamella
Binomial name
	Nematopogon swammerdamella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena swammerdamella Linnaeus, 1758; Nematopogon swammerdamellus (lapsus); Nemophora reaumurella Peyerimhoff, 1870;

Nematopogon swammerdamella is a moth of the family Adelidae.

Description[]

The moth has long, pale shining ochreous, faintly darker strigulated forewings and long antennae. The hindwings are pale grey; cilia whitish-ochreous. Head orange, face whitish. The wingspan is 17–21 mm.^[1]

The moth flies from late April to June. The moth is only active in the late afternoon and dusk.^[2] Nematopogon schwarziellus, Nematopogon pilella, and Nematopogon metaxella are similar to this species.^[3]

Habitat and range[]

It is found throughout most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula, Greece, Iceland and Ukraine. It can commonly be found throughout the British Isles in woodland.^[4] The species has also been known to live in hedgerows, moorland, heathland, and other open habitats.

Caterpillars[]

The caterpillars feed on decaying plant matter and various herbaceous plants.^[3] Older caterpillars live in a bivalved case on the ground. They hibernate twice and pupate inside the case.^[2]

Etymology[]

The name honours the Dutch scientist Jan Swammerdam.

References[]

^ 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
^ ^a ^b "Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "140 Nematopogon swammerdamella, (Linnaeus, 1758)". Huntingdonshire Moth & Butterfly Group. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
^ "140 Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)". UK moths. Retrieved 2010-05-30.

External links[]

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[1] 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

[Belgium-2] "Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 2010-05-30.

[Huntingdonshire-3] "140 Nematopogon swammerdamella, (Linnaeus, 1758)". Huntingdonshire Moth & Butterfly Group. Retrieved 2010-05-30.

[4] "140 Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)". UK moths. Retrieved 2010-05-30.

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