Nematopogon swammerdamella: marks on antennae

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GasMacc1
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Nematopogon swammerdamella: marks on antennae

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I was reading up about the longhorn moth - the only moth - I had in the trap in Tytherington, Macclesfield last Wednesday. Since it was new for the garden, I wanted to be sure of the ID.

The lepiforum.de website mentioned a feature of the antennae of Nematopogon swammerdamella that was not in the Sterling and Parsons field guide. Whilst antennae are white on the upperside, the underside has a series of black dots or rings.

On Nematopogon schwarziellus, the antennae are white, without the marks.

I managed to capture this feature on the attached photo.
Black dots on underside of antennae of N. swammerdamella.
Black dots on underside of antennae of N. swammerdamella.
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