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Nematopogon schwarziellus

Family: Adelidae       Sub-family: Nematopoginae 

141     *     Nematopogon schwarziellus

Specimen top left identified by Ken Bond

Wingspan: 14-17mm

Flight time: May-June, often day-flying
Habitat: Heaths, woods and grassland

Larvae feed on dead leaves from within a case constructed of detritus



Nematopogon schwarziellus


Nematopogon schwarziellus

Nematopogon schwarziellus
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. May 2011

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