''Nemapogon ruricolella'', the gold-sheen clothes moth, is a
moth of the family
Tineidae. It is found in
Great Britain,
Spain,
France, the
Netherlands,
Germany,
Austria,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Italy, the
Czech Republic,
Albania,
Bulgaria,
Romania,
Moldova,
Greece,
Ukraine and
Russia, as well as on
Sardinia. The habitat consists of woodlands, heathlands and commons.
The
wingspan is 10–14 mm. It is very similar to ''
Nemapogon cloacella'' but has paler brown forewing markings. Adults are on wing from late May to early August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on bracket fungi, including ''
Coriolus
''Trametes'' is a genus of fungi that is distinguished by a pileate basidiocarp, di- to trimitic hyphal systems, smooth non-dextrinoid spores, and a hymenium usually without true hymenial cystidia.Ryvarden L. (1991). "Genera of polypores: Nomen ...
'' species, and dead wood.
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References
External links
Lepiforum deImages representing ''Nemapogon ruricolella''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Moths described in 1859
Nemapogoninae
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