Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 11:39 a.m.
A rather common species in Belgium, more observed in the northern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Nemapogoninae > Genus: Nemapogon > Species: Nemapogon granella
- Vernacular names
- Gespikkeld kroeskopje (NL), Corn Moth (EN), Kornmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Tinea granella L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–15 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larvae live indoors and outdoors on very different products. (see host plants).
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from March till early October.
Indoors this species has a continuous succession of generations.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Piptoporus betulinus
- Host plant (genera):
- Coriolus
- Substrates:
- Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.) and Fungi
The larva lives outdoors on various bracket-fungi like Piptoporus, Coriolus, Laetiporus and Polyporus. Indoors it feeds on dry-rot fungus like Serpula, on decayed wood, on wine corks and on a great variety of stored products like grain, nuts and other vegetable products.
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