Photo © Mike Wall

Nemapogon picarella

Checklist Number
12.022 [B&F: 0221]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Tineidae
Subfamily:Nemapogoninae
Genus:Nemapogon
Species:picarella
Authority:(Clerck, 1759)

Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in woodland in Durham and in the central Highlands of Scotland, rare elsewhere, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 12-19 mm. Larva feeds on bracket fungus and dead wood.