Nemapogon ruricolella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tineidae
Genus
Nemapogon
Species
Nemapogon ruricolella
Scientific Name
Nemapogon ruricolella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Nemapogon ruricolella

Nemapogon ruricolella, the gold-sheen clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, Ukraine and Russia, as well as on Sardinia. The habitat consists of woodlands, heathlands and commons.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm. It is very similar to Nemapogon cloacella but has paler brown forewing markings.

Adults are on wing from late May to early August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on bracket fungi, including Coriolus species, and dead wood.

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Nemapogon ruricolella in languages:

Dutch
Okerkleurig kroeskopje
English
Gold-sheen Clothes Moth

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Nemapogon ruricolella
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Nemapogon ruricolella
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