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Nematopogon metaxella
Scientific classification
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 metaxella Hübner, 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. To certainly determine the species of the genus Nematopogon dissection and study of the genitalia is necessary.

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

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
2. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. . 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
3. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Sterling, P. and Parsons,M. 2012 Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Dorset British Wildlife Publishing, 2012 ISBN 10: 0956490212 / ISBN 13: 9780956490216 - 2nd edition (Bloomsbury Wildlife Guides)

External links

• 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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