Morophaga choragella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 19, 2024, 9:56 a.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
-
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.
No pictures yet!
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.
No pictures yet!
