Seq # 170530010

Niditinea fuscella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: April 12, 2024, 8:10 a.m.


A rare species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Niditinea > Species: Niditinea fuscella
Vernacular names
Bruingevlekte klerenmot, Vogelnestmot (NL)
Synonyms
Niditinea fuscipunctella (Haworth, 1828)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 113 (as T.[inea] Fuscipunctella. Staint.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The adults occasionally come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from late March till the end of October.


Observed on

Substrates:
Nests of birds and Nests of Hymenoptera

The larva lives in birds nests, on feathers, animal fibres and stored vegetable materials.

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