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12.034 BF237  – Brown-dotted Nest Moth  – Niditinea fuscella  – (Linnaeus, 1758)
Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd      
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Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tineidae  >> Tnieinae
** Identification write-up required **
Other Name/s: Brown-dotted Clothes Moth
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Niditinea striolella (Brindled Nest Moth); Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth)
ID pointers: No information at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 1916-1920 )  –  Uncertain – no accepted modern day records as species requires a Gen Det for acceptance. From 1916 – 1920 – 3 records all Repton:
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September –  May – September on the wing late afternoon onwards Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-17mm
Food Plant: Larvae feed in Birds nests and poultry houses on dried feathers and dried vegetable and animal material
Last Recorded Year: 1916-1920
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2013 - 2014)
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Distribution Map for Niditinea fuscella

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Niditinea fuscella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Niditinea fuscella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Niditinea fuscella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Niditinea fuscella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Niditinea fuscella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Niditinea fuscella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Niditinea fuscella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Niditinea fuscella

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Niditinea fuscella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z07/06/20141adultThorpe, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC33506434
Inside a Bamford StreetSK34Z01/05/20131adultThorpe, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC33507759

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