Nemapogon clematella
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Nemapogon clematella, the barred white clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in most of Europe[2] and in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland and North Carolina.[3] The habitat consists of woodlands.[4]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on fungi, including and Fomes fomentarius, growing under the bark of dead twigs of elm, oak, beech and hawthorn.[5] The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes places in the fungus or wood.[6]
References[]
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2014.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ Nemapogon at funet
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
External links[]
Media related to Nemapogon clematella at Wikimedia Commons- Nemapogon clematella at ukmoths
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Categories:
- Nemapogoninae
- Moths described in 1781
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Tineidae stubs