It is found in Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and northern Russia.

To certainly determine the species of the genus Nematopogon dissection and study of the genitalia is necessary.

The forewing is dark grey-brown, in the outer part with a clear mesh pattern.

External image [3][4] [5][6] A moorland and wooded heathland species especially around Vaccinium myrtillus.

This article relating to the moth family Adelidae is a stub.