The hindwings are fuscous; cilia light grey, suffused basally with ochreous.

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

[2][3] [4][5] Adults are on wing from June to July.They fly in the afternoon and at dusk.

The larvae feed in a case among detritus and leaf-litter on the ground.

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