Nemapogon clematella

Nemapogon clematella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Nemapogon
Species:	N. clematella
Binomial name
Nemapogon clematella (Fabricius, 1781) [1]
Synonyms
Tinea clematellaFabricius, 1781 Nemapogon clematellus Argyresthia auritinctellaWallengren, 1852 Recurvaria clemateaHaworth, 1828 Alucita niveellaFabricius, 1777 Tinea punctellaScopoli, 1763 Tinea repandellaHübner, [1799]

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 Hypoxylon fuscum and Fomes fomentarius . ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2014.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. mothphotographersgroup
4. Hants Moths
5. Nemapogon at funet
6. Lepidoptera of Belgium

External links

• Media related to Nemapogon clematella at Wikimedia Commons
• Nemapogon clematella at ukmoths