Species Details

ABH: 12.011

BF: 225

Family: Tineidae

Subfamily: Nemapogoninae

Taxon: Triaxomera fulvimitrella

Authority: (Sodoffsky, 1830)

Vernacular: Four-spotted Fungus Moth

Account: Local in woodland throughout much of mainland Britain, except for the far north, although it is common in the Highlands of Scotland (MBGBI Vol.2 1975) Larva feeds on bracket fungi and occasionally in rotten wood, favouring Birch, Beech and Oak.

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: 15 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jun (2004) — 8 Jun (2004)

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:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/triaxomera-fulvimitrella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2004

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