Nemapogon koenigi Căpuşe, 1967 Species
Last modified: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:43 p.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
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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The males are fairly well attracted to a variety of different pheromone compositions originally made for Sesiidae, like Synanthedon loranthi, Synanthedon spuleri, Synanthedon vespiformis and Paranthrene tabaniformis.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
No pictures yet!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
No pictures yet!
