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Morophaga choragella

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Morophaga choragella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Morophaga
Species:
M. choragella
Binomial name
Morophaga choragella
Synonyms
  • Morophaga boleti

Morophaga choragella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Description

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The wingspan is 18–32 mm. It is a brown-speckled moths. The antennae are wire-shaped and a little over half as long as the forewings. The head is covered with short, grey-brown, hair-like scales. The thorax is brown with lighter sides. The forewings are rounded, the base color is yellow-brown with darker markings, also some small, white spots. In the middle of the wing there is a comma-shaped, darker spot from the back edge, this is edged with white. The forewing has fringes of dark grey-brown with a narrow, light middle stripe and four narrow, white fields. The hind wing is grey, with short hair fringes that are light grey with a darker band in the middle. The larva is dirty yellowish white with a dark brown head.

Biology

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The moth flies from May to September.

The larvae feed on mushrooms, particularly Piptoporus betulinus and Ganoderma applanatum, and dead wood.

References

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Content in this edit is translated from the existing Norwegian Wikipedia article at no:Morophaga choragella; see its history for attribution.

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