12.017 BF217  –  Tineidae –  Nemapogoninae – Nemapogon koenigi – White-speckled Fungus Moth – (Câpuse, 1967) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tineidae  >> Nemapogoninae
Other Name/s: Nemapogon wolffiella White-speckled Clothes Moth
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A white head, forewing chocolate brown speckled with whitish blotches. White antenna. 
Distribution:  (First record: 16 July 2016 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 16 July 2016 at Kings Newton )  –  Nationally Scarce B – Rare in Derbyshire – This specimen is  the first county record, trapped at Kings Newton, Derbyshire 16th July 2016 by Will Soar.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing during the day in June & July  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – is often seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-14mm
Food Plant: Bracket Fungi & rotten wood
Last Recorded Year: 2016
First Recorded Year: 2016
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton

Selected Images:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

 
 


 

Distribution Map for Nemapogon koenigi

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Nemapogon koenigi

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Monthly Records By Year: Nemapogon koenigi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Nemapogon koenigi
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Nemapogon koenigi
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Nemapogon koenigi
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Nemapogon koenigi
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Nemapogon koenigi
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Nemapogon koenigi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Nemapogon koenigi
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Nemapogon koenigi – 1 records available

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Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y16/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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