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Genus: | Nemaxera Zagulajev, 1964
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Species: | N. betulinella
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Nemaxera betulinella (Paykull, 1785)
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Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here. [1]
The species occurs in western Eurasia east of France; it is also found in Great Britain but appears to be absent from the Balkans. Its caterpillars feed mainly on fungi, namely birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) and turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). To a lesser extent, they eat rotting wood. [2]
Junior synonyms of N. betulinella are: [3]
Nemaxera | |
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Genus: | Nemaxera Zagulajev, 1964
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Species: | N. betulinella
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Nemaxera betulinella (Paykull, 1785)
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Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here. [1]
The species occurs in western Eurasia east of France; it is also found in Great Britain but appears to be absent from the Balkans. Its caterpillars feed mainly on fungi, namely birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina) and turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). To a lesser extent, they eat rotting wood. [2]
Junior synonyms of N. betulinella are: [3]