Species Details

ABH: 12.010

BF: 196

Family: Tineidae

Subfamily: Scardiinae

Taxon: Morophaga choragella

=Morophaga boleti

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Great Fungus Moth

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 6 Jun (1998) — 28 Aug (2008)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/morophaga-choragella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 34

Individuals: 6

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2024

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