Nemophora metallica

Nemophora metallica is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.

Nemophora metallica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Adelidae
Genus:	Nemophora
Species:	N. metallica
Binomial name
Nemophora metallica Poda, 1759
Synonyms
Phalaena metallica Poda, 1761 Phalaena scabiosella Scopoli, 1763 Nemotois aerosellus Zeller, 1850 Nemotois rebelellus Turati, 1924

Its wingspan is 15–20 mm. The moth flies from late June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Knautia arvensis and Scabiosa columbaria.

Gallery

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  Larva
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  Scabious head, with larva case attached
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  Empty seed husk, used by the young larva as its first case
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  Larval case
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External links

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Nemophora metallica at UKmoths