| Nematopogon pilella | |
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| Nematopogon pilella Salzburg, Austria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Adelidae |
| Genus: | Nematopogon |
| Species: | N. pilella |
| Binomial name | |
| 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] To certainly determine the species of the genus Nematopogon dissection and study of the genitalia is necessary.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
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- ↑ Hants Moths
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