12.017 Nemapogon koenigi (White-speckled Fungus Moth)
ws: 10-14mm; Jun-Jul; flies late afternoon to dusk; local and scarce in S.England
Synonym: Nemapogon wolffiella
Synonym: Nemapogon wolffiella
Nemapogon koenigi §1 male
ID: Head ochreous. Requires genital determination to distinguish from N.koenigi/ruricolella/granella
See Nemapogon for more info
Male genitalia: medial section of gnathos narrower and longer than lateral section and is smoothly curved towards its apex; apex of sacculus evenly rounded; juxta evenly domed
Female genitalia: A8 quadrate or slightly transverse; posterior edge of ventral lip of ostium straight
However, images at Moth Dissection show some protrusion of the ventral lip
See Nemapogon for more info
Male genitalia: medial section of gnathos narrower and longer than lateral section and is smoothly curved towards its apex; apex of sacculus evenly rounded; juxta evenly domed
Female genitalia: A8 quadrate or slightly transverse; posterior edge of ventral lip of ostium straight
However, images at Moth Dissection show some protrusion of the ventral lip
§1 Hockley woods, Essex, 14/06/2008, male; fw 6mm
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 04/06/2020; male; fw 4.8mm; netted by day
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 8/07/2021; male; fw 4.9mm; netted late afternoon
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Pound Wood, Essex; 04/06/2020; male; fw 4.8mm; netted by day
§3 Stour Wood, Essex; 8/07/2021; male; fw 4.9mm; netted late afternoon
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 (§1) | Species name changed 13/06/2018 | §2 added 12/06/2020 | §3 added 06/08/2021 | text amended 28/06/2023
