Infurcitinea argentimaculella (Stainton, 1849) Species
Last modified: March 20, 2024, 11:28 a.m.
A rare species in Belgium, but with certainty underrecorded. Adults are rarely seen, but where the species occurs the larval tubes can be found easily.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Meessiidae > Genus: Infurcitinea > Species: Infurcitinea argentimaculella
- Vernacular names
- Moswortelmot (NL), Silver-barred Clothes Moth (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 113–115. On page 113 (as Lampronia argentimaculella. Staint.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Case
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in a tunnel amongst different kinds of lichens, especially Lepraria spp., growing on buildings and tree trunks, mostly in shaded conditions. The tube is covered with lichen fragments, but can be detected easily. Overwinters as a larva. Pupation within the tunnel.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lepraria incana
- Host plant (genera):
- Lepraria
- Substrates:
- Lichens
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