Nematopogon
Encyclopedia
Nematopogon is a genus
of the fairy longhorn moth family
(Adelidae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Nematopogoninae, of which it is the type genus
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of Nematopogon include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the fairy longhorn moth family
Family (biology)
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(Adelidae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Nematopogoninae, of which it is the type genus
Type genus
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Selected species
SpeciesSpecies
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of Nematopogon include:
- Nematopogon adansoniellaNematopogon adansoniellaNematopogon adansoniella is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The moth flies from late April to June depending on the location....
- Nematopogon distinctus (Yasuda, 1957)
- Nematopogon dorsigutellus (Erschoff, 1877)
- Nematopogon magna (Zeller, 1878) (= N. magnus, N. variella, N. variellus)
- Nematopogon metaxellaNematopogon metaxellaNematopogon metaxella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.The larvae feed in a case among detritus and leaf-litter on the ground.-External links:* *...
(Hübner, 1813) (= N. metaxellus) - Nematopogon pilella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (= N. pilellus)
- Nematopogon prolai (Hartig, 1941)
- Nematopogon robertellaNematopogon robertellaNematopogon robertella is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The moth flies from late May to June depending on the location.The larvae feed on Bilberry.-External links:* *...
- Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller, 1839 (= N. schwarziella)
- Nematopogon sericinellus Zeller, 1847
- Nematopogon swammerdamellaNematopogon swammerdamellaNematopogon swammerdamella is a moth of the family Adelidae.-Description:The moth has ochreous wings and long antennae. The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The moth flies from late April to June. The moth is only active in the late afternoon and dusk...
- Nematopogon taiwanella Kozlov, 2001