Nemophora metallica is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Adelidae |
| Genus: | Nemophora |
| Species: | N. metallica
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| Nemophora metallica Poda, 1759
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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.
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Larva -
Scabious head, with larva case attached -
Empty seed husk, used by the young larva as its first case -
Larval case -
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nemophora metallica.
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Nemophora metallica at UKmoths