​​​TINEIDAE | Nemapogoninae

12.022 Nemapogon picarella (Pied Fungus Moth)

​ws: 12-19mm (MBGBI2), fw: 6-9.5mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jun-Jul; bracket fungi esp Piptopterus betulinus; RDB in woodland in central Scottish highlands (not reported recently from its former English locations).
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Nemapogon picarella §1 female
ID: Unmistakeable once recognised as a Tineid
Male genitalia:  
Female genitalia:  
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Tulloch Moor, Inverness-shire; 23/05/2025; female; fw 8.3mm; netted at dusk
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 31/05/2025 (§1), dissection images added 02/08/2025