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Male Nemophora prodigellus

Nemophora prodigellus. Similar to Nemophora fasciella. Males are metallic silver- bronze with irregular fascia across wings. Coloration varies. Antennae of male is about 3.5x wing length. Head is black. Females have yellow-orange heads with antennae nearly same length of wing. Female wings are metallic lemon-gold to strawberry orange with a dark irregular bar, fascia. Marking near collar of head differs from N fasciella, particularly noticeable on male. Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare 1156srb7B19_06_24sR Srbsko, Czech Republic Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 1/320 f/8.0 iso 125 6/24/2019

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Srbsko, Czechia
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Mary C Legg