Species Details

ABH: 12.017

BF: 217

Family: Tineidae

Subfamily: Nemapogoninae

Taxon: Nemapogon koenigi

=Nemapogon albipunctella

=Nemapogon wolffiella

Authority: Cãpuse, 1967

Vernacular: White-speckled Fungus Moth

Account: Previously known as Nemapogon wolffiella, synonymised in Ent Rec 128:2.
Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland in southern England, with records north to Cumbria Similar to other species of this group especially Cork Moth N. cloacella, but the ground colour is so dark that the markings corresponding to those of the other species are scarcely visible. Larva feeds on fungi and dead wood, often on Birch.

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: 10 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 May (2011) — 29 Aug (2024)

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: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nemapogon-koenigi/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2007

Latest Year: 2024

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