Nematopogon robertella (Clerck, 1759)

Scalercio, Stefano, 2022, New records of Adelidae from forested habitats of Calabria (South Italy) with an update of the Italian ckecklist (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea), Fragmenta entomologica 54 (2), pp. 301-310 : 302

Nematopogon robertella (Clerck, 1759) (Fig. 5)

Records: Italy: Calabria, Serre – Pietra del Signore, Serra San Bruno , Vibo Valentia province (38.5401°N, 16.3309°E), 1080 m, 26 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01209) (microscope slide: CREA-0237) .

This is the first record for peninsular Italy. Species identification was confirmed by genitalia examination ( Fig. 10 ) and habitus of antennae, completely white in N. robertella (Fig. 11) and checkered in N. garganellus (Fig. 12). Barcoding was unsuccessful.

Figures

Fig. 10 – Male genitalia of Nematopogon robertella, Pietra del Signore (microscope slide: CREA-0237).