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Nemapogon picarella

Synonyms: Phalaena picarella; Scardia acerella (heterotypic); Tinea picarella (homotypic); Tinea rigaella (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nemapogon picarella, the pied clothes moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Clerck in 1759. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults are black-and-white. They are on wing from June to July. Larvae have been recorded feeding on bracket fungus (including Piptoporus betulinus) and dead wood.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0