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Hodges #0263.5  Nemapogon sp. 1 aff. tylodes 
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This taxon requires attention. It appears to be a native species similar to N. clematella. (T. Reichard, pers. comm.)

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Nemapogon clematella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Nemapogon
Species:
N. clematella
Binomial name
Nemapogon clematella
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea clematella Fabricius, 1781
  • Nemapogon clematellus
  • Argyresthia auritinctella Wallengren, 1852
  • Recurvaria clematea Haworth, 1828
  • Alucita niveella Fabricius, 1777
  • Tinea punctella Scopoli, 1763
  • Tinea repandella Hübner, [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

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  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
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