Nematopogon pilella

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

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]

The larvae possibly feed on the dead leaves of Vaccinium species.[3] They live within a movable case.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Hants Moths


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