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Nematopogon metaxella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Nematopogon metaxella
Scientific classification
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

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Head ochreous-orange, face whitish. Forewings shorter and broader, shining ochreous, indistinctly brownish - strigulated ; a brownish discal mark beyond middle. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia light grey, suffused basally with ochreous. [1] 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

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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Nematopogon metaxella (лат.) — вид бабочек из семейства длинноусых молей (Adelidae). Встречается на большей части Европы.

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