Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: April 12, 2024, 7:38 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Nemapogoninae > Genus: Nemapogon > Species: Nemapogon cloacella
- Vernacular names
- Gewoon kroeskopje (NL), Cork Moth (EN), Korkmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Nemapogon infimella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- 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 112 (as T.[inea] Iufimella [sic]. V. Heyd.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 10–18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from May till early October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Piptoporus betulinus
- Substrates:
- Fungi and Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.)
The larva lives on bracket-fungi, especially Piptoporus, or on callus-tissue around tree-wounds.
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