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Nematopogon robertella
Nematopogon robertella is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.
From the article Nematopogon robertella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is 14–16 mm.It is a brown-grey moth with long antennae. The dark wings have a clear mesh pattern just to the wing base and the head is not yellow. The antennae are wire-shaped and white, in the male about three times the length of the forewing, in the female about twice as long. The head is brownish, the body and the forewing are brownish grey. The forewing has clear mesh patterns on the entire wing surface, this is the best characteristic of the species. There is also a diffuse, bright spot at the tornus. The wingspans and hindwing are rather dark grey. The larva is white, slightly yellowish or reddish.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 357167.