Adelidae : Nematopogoninae
Nematopogon swammerdamella
NEMATOPOGON swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nematopogon swammerdamella
NEMATOPOGON swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Large Long-horn
Wingspan: 17-21mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus, Greece,Madeira,Malta, Portugal, Sardinia,Sicily,Spain,Slovenia & Ukraine)
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Britain but local in Scotland and absent from Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Gardens
Similar Species -
Observations: This moth is largest of the plain-coloured longhorn moths with antennae that are 2.5 times the forewing length in the male and nearly twice the length in the female.The forewing is a pale yellowish golden colour with an indistinct pattern. There are golden tufts above the head of the moth.
Although similar to this moth, N.schwarzielluss is slightly smaller and has a hint of a discal spot on the forewing and flies slightly later in the year.
The moth flies by day and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 17-21mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus, Greece,Madeira,Malta, Portugal, Sardinia,Sicily,Spain,Slovenia & Ukraine)
UK Distribution: Common throughout most of Britain but local in Scotland and absent from Channel Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tinea) swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Europe
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Nematopogon schwarziellus Zeller, 1839
Observations: This moth is largest of the plain-coloured longhorn moths with antennae that are 2.5 times the forewing length in the male and nearly twice the length in the female.The forewing is a pale yellowish golden colour with an indistinct pattern. There are golden tufts above the head of the moth.
Although similar to this moth, N.schwarzielluss is slightly smaller and has a hint of a discal spot on the forewing and flies slightly later in the year.
The moth flies by day and is attracted to light.
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Adeloidea Adelidae Nematopogoninae NEMATOPOGON Zeller, 1839 Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) - PHALAENA (Tinea) swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) = Nemaphora reaumurella Peyerimhoff 1870 = Nematopogon swammerdamellus (lapsus) - Syst. Nat. Edn 10 (1 ) : Title Page : p.540 - n.284 - Europe |