Nematopogon pilella | |
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Nematopogon pilella Salzburg, Austria | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Nematopogon |
Species: | N. pilella
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Binomial name | |
Nematopogon pilella (
Denis &
Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Synonyms | |
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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]