| Nemaxera | |
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| Nemaxera betulinella, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Clade: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Tineoidea |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Nemaxera Zagulajev, 1964 |
| Species: | N. betulinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemaxera betulinella (Paykull, 1785) | |
Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here. [1]
The species occurs in western Eurasia east of France; it is also found in Great Britain but appears to be absent from the Balkans. Its caterpillars feed mainly on fungi, namely birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) and turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). To a lesser extent, they eat rotting wood. [2]
Junior synonyms of N. betulinella are: [3]
- Nemaxera emortuella(Zeller, 1839)
- Tinea betulinellaPaykull, 1785
- Tinea concinnellaHübner, [1836]
- Tinea corticella Curtis, 1834 (non Linnaeus, 1758: preoccupied)
- Tinea emortuellaZeller, 1839– type of genus Nemaxera
