12.014 BF223  –  Tineidae –  Nemapogoninae – Nemaxera betulinella – Gold-speckled Fungus Moth – (Paykull, 1785) 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    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tineidae  >> Nemapogoninae
Other Name/s: Gold-speckled Clothes Moth
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: The main features are a whitish head, a light brown central mark and brown and white banded cilia.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1947-56 )  –  No modern day records. The last were 4 reported in 1947-56 Dale of Goyt.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  Mainly found at rest when their camoflage makes them difficult to locate amongst crevices in Bark Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-19mm
Food Plant: Another fungus feeding species on Bracket Fungus and decaying wood.
Last Recorded Year: 1947-56
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Nemaxera betulinella

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Nemaxera betulinella

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


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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Nemaxera betulinella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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( 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 - Nemaxera betulinella – 0 records available

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No records found for Nemaxera betulinella.

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