Nematopogon pilella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Spain and Slovenia.[1]
Nematopogon pilella | |
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Nematopogon pilella Salzburg, Austria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Nematopogon |
Species: | N. pilella |
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Nematopogon pilella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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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]
The larvae possibly feed on the dead leaves of Vaccinium species.[4] They live within a movable case.[5]
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