12.015 Nemapogon granella (Corn Moth)
ws: 9-16mm (MBGBI2); Mar-Sep; NS-B - local throughout UK.
Nemapogon granella §1 male (image provided by Graham Ekins)
ID: Head whitish-ochreous; forewing without a pale spot in the distal half of forewing - but genital determination required for confident exclusion of N.cloacella/koenigi/ruricolella.
Male genitalia: The medial section of the gnathos is as broad as and distinctly longer than the lateral section and has a rounded apex; the apex of the sacculus is concave.
Female genitalia:
Male genitalia: The medial section of the gnathos is as broad as and distinctly longer than the lateral section and has a rounded apex; the apex of the sacculus is concave.
Female genitalia:
§1 Boreham, Essex; 31/05/2025; male; to NIG; (specimen provided by Graham Ekins)
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/06/2025 (§1)
