Seq # 170410040

Nemapogon koenigi Căpuşe, 1967 Species

Last modified: Nov. 23, 2024, 11:43 a.m.


Discovered new for Belgium in 2010 in HA. Still a rare species but meanwhile distributed throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Nemapogoninae > Genus: Nemapogon > Species: Nemapogon koenigi
Vernacular names
Donker kroeskopje (NL)
Synonyms
Nemapogon wolffiella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976
First mention in Belgium
Wullaert S. 2012a. Nemapogon wolffiella (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), new species for the Belgian fauna. — Phegea 40(1b): 33–34. On page 33 (as Nemapogon wolffiella Karsholt & Nielsen, 1976). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

The males are fairly well attracted to a variety of different pheromone compositions originally made for Sesiidae, like Synanthedon loranthi, Synanthedon spuleri, Synanthedon vespiformis and Paranthrene tabaniformis.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Flight periods

Adults are on the wing from late April towards September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Hypoxylon rubiginosum and Hypoxylon multiforme
Substrates:
Dead wood and Fungi
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