Morophaga choragella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 14, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Scardiinae > Genus: Morophaga > Species: Morophaga choragella
- Vernacular names
- Elfenbankjesmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Morophaga boleti (Fabricius, 1777)
- 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 117 (as E.[uplocamus] Choragellus. L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a larva. Pupation takes places in fungus or wood.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from mid-May till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Piptoporus betulinus
- Substrates:
- Fungi and Dead wood
The larva lives on several species of fungi, especially on Piptoporus betulinus, also in dead wood.
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