Species Details

ABH: 12.021

BF: 220

Family: Tineidae

Subfamily: Nemapogoninae

Taxon: Nemapogon clematella

Authority: (Fabricius, 1781)

Vernacular: Black-barred Fungus Moth

Account: Local in woodland throughout most of England and Wales Fairly unmistakable in appearance. Larva feeds on fungi and dead wood of Alder, Elm, Oak, Beech and Hawthorn.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 11 Jun (2006) — 29 Jul (2016)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nemapogon-clematella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 62

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2019

« Previous Random 🎲 Next »