Archinemapogon yildizae

Archinemapogon yildizae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Archinemapogon
Species:	A. yildizae
Binomial name
	Archinemapogon yildizae; Koçak, 1981
Synonyms
	Tinea arcuatella Stainton, 1854; Tinea laterella Thunberg, 1794; Tinea sexguttella Mann, 1873; Infurcitinea yildizae; Tinea picarella Hübner, 1796 (nec Clerck, 1759);

Archinemapogon yildizae is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Ahmet Ömer Koçak in 1981. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[2] The habitat consists of birch woodlands.^[3]

The wingspan is 14–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on bracket fungi (Fomes or Piptorus species) growing on Betula.^[4]

References

^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Hants moths
^ UKMoths

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[1] Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Hants moths

[4] UKMoths

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