Nemapogon ruricolella
Gold-sheen Clothes Moth
Wingspan about 12 mm. This species has been the subject of some confusion in the past with its close congener, N. cloacella. It tends to have paler brown markings in the forewing than that species.
Nemapogon cloacella.
Gen det required for this species.
Various habitats.
Adult moths can be found from June until early August, and are attracted to light.
The larvae feed on bracket fungus, especially those of the genus Coriolus, and on dead wood.
Occurring sparsely in parts of England and Wales, as well as southern Ireland. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mark Skevington
Dunton Gorse
08 July 2021
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
11 June 2022
determined by gen det
Graham Calow
Burbage Wood
28 June 2023
male - Confirmed by gen det
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Species profile
- Common names
- Gold-sheen Clothes, Rufous Fungus Moth
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Tineidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 08/07/2021 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 28/06/2023 (Calow, Graham)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
11 June 2022
determined by gen det
