Species Details

ABH: 12.015

BF: 215

Family: Tineidae

Subfamily: Nemapogoninae

Taxon: Nemapogon granella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Corn Moth

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in barns, warehouses and granaries in Britain, as far north as Inverness-shire, also in woodland on bracket fungus. Only one recent record in Hampshire at Fordingbridge in 1996. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1947. Wingspan 9-16 mm. Very similar to Cork Moth N. cloacella, which has forewing with patches or irroration of ochreous scales and a well defined postmedian white spot in the disc. (MBGBI Vol 2). Larva feeds on bracket fungus, dried goods, cereals, grain, dried fruit and nuts, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.

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: 9 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 6 May (2011) — 14 Aug (2007)

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: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nemapogon-granella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 3

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 2007

Latest Year: 2023

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