Nematopogon pilella

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
Nematopogon pilella Salzburg, Austria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Adelidae
Genus:
Nematopogon
Species:
N. pilella
Binomial name
Nematopogon pilella
Synonyms
  • Tinea pilella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Nematopogon pilellus

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
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Hants Moths


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