Ceratophaga haidarabadi

Checklist Number
12.0421 [B&F: 0250]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Tineidae
Subfamily:Tineinae
Genus:Ceratophaga
Species:haidarabadi
Authority:Zagulyaev, 1966

Recorded once, in Glasgow in ca. 1946, possibly in a cargo of horn from India or Sri Lanka. Found in a series of C. orientalis, but larger and more yellowish than that species. Larva feeds on hooves and horns of dead animals and discarded horns. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date.