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Tineidae 300109 – 0263.1   Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828)              The Dark Mottled Wollen

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae[secondary] Fagaceae[secondary] Pinaceae[secondary] Salicaceae[secondary] Fomitopsidaceae[Fungi] Ganodermataceae[Fungi] Hymenochaetaceae[Fungi] Meruliaceae[Fungi] Polyporaceae[Fungi] Stereac..  Host genera: Bjerkandera[Fungi] Fomes[Fungi] Fomitiporia[Fungi] Ganoderma[Fungi] Hapalopilus[Fungi] Laetiporus[Fungi] Mensularia[Fungi] Phaeolus[Fungi] Porodaedalea[Fungi] Stereum[Fungi] Alnus[secondary] Betula[se...  Notes: bracket fungi outdoors, also wide range of materials indoors including dryrot fungi on decayed wood, stored vegetable products, grain and dry fruit (J-F Landry et al 2013).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cloacella (Haworth, 1828) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: [NEW] infimella Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (Nemapogon) nevellus Zagulajev, 1963 (Nemapogon) Taxonomic Notes: Nemapogon cloacella (Haworth, 1828) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico. Introduced from Europe. (Landry et al. 2013)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 4: 563. Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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