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Nemapogon ruricolella

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Nemapogon ruricolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Nemapogon
Species:
N. ruricolella
Binomial name
Nemapogon ruricolella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ruricolella Stainton, 1849
  • Tinea cochylidella Stainton, 1854

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.[1] The habitat consists of woodlands, heathlands and commons.[2]

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.[3]

The larvae feed on bracket fungi, including Coriolus species, and dead wood.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Hants Moths
  3. ^ LOT Butterflies and Moths
  4. ^ UKmoths
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