''Nematopogon magna'' is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Austria,

Fennoscandia __NOTOC__ Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...

, the

Baltic region The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...

and northern Russia. The wingspan is 17–18 mm.Hants Moths
/ref> The mid brown (darker than other ''Nematopogon'') forewing is reticulated.It may resemble '' Nematopogon robertellus'', but is often slightly larger and darker. To certainly determine the species of the genus ''Nematopogon'' dissection and study of the genitalia is necessary. The antennae are wire-shaped and yellowish, in the male about two and a half times as long as the forewing, in the female about twice as long. The head is clasped with yellow, protruding, hair-like shells. The forewing is dark grey-brown, in the outer part with a clear mesh pattern. The hindwing is grey
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A moorland and wooded heathland species especially around ''

Vaccinium myrtillus ''Vaccinium myrtillus'' or European blueberry is a holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, known by the common names bilberry, blaeberry, wimberry, and whortleberry. It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortle ...

''. The larvae feed on dead leaves. They live within a movable case.

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Bestimmungshilfe für die in Europa nachgewiesenen Schmetterlingsarten Images representing'' Nematopogon magna''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Moths described in 1878 Adelidae Moths of Europe {{Adelidae-stub