7.014 BF143 - Adelidae - Nematopogoninae - Nematopogon metaxella - Dark-dotted Longhorn

7.014 BF143 – Adelidae – Nematopogoninae – Nematopogon metaxella – Dark-dotted Longhorn – (Hübner, 1813)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Confusion Species –

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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant – Day-flying

Taxonomy: Micro >> . . >> Adelidae >> Nematopogoninae

Other Name/s: Buff Long-horn

ID Difficulty: amber

– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Nematopogon swammerdamella, Nematopogon schwarziellus

ID pointers: Like other Nematopogon species, but has a noticeable dark mark in the centre of the more rounded forewing.

Distribution: (Last record: 6 May 2025 at Padley Gorge ) – Significant record – One old record from Repton Schrubs but no date – One modern dat record 2009

Flight Period: June / July / – Adults fly sometimes in the afternoons during June & July

Photographed: No – Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 15-17mm

Food Plant: A variety of herbaceous plants

Last Recorded Year: 2009

Last Recorded By – Will Soar

Last Recorded General Area – Padley Gorge

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Distribution Map for Nematopogon metaxella

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Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Nematopogon metaxella

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Monthly Counts By Year: Nematopogon metaxella

Recordings By Year: Nematopogon metaxella

Nematopogon metaxella

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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Nematopogon metaxella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Nematopogon metaxella

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Nematopogon metaxella – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count	Stage
Nematopogon metaxella	Padley Gorge	SK27P	2009	20/05/2009	3	Adult