Nemapogon ruricolella, the gold-sheen clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, Ukraine and Russia, as well as on Sardinia.Fauna Europaea The habitat consists of woodlands, heathlands and commons.Hants Moths
The wingspan is 10–14 mm. It is very similar to Nemapogon cloacella but has paler brown forewing markings.Reinhard Gaedike, 2015 Tineidae I : (Dryadaulinae, Hapsiferinae, Euplocaminae, Scardiinae, Nemapogoninae and Meessiinae) Microlepidoptera of Europe, vol. 7. Leiden : BrillZagulajev, A.K., 1990 Tineidae; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987
Adults are on wing from late May to early August in one generation per year.LOT Butterflies and MothsPelham-Clinton E.C., 1985.Tineidae. In: The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Heath J & Emmet AM, eds) 2: 152-207.
The larvae feed on bracket fungi, including Coriolus species, and dead wood.UKmoths
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Lepiforum de Images representing Nemapogon ruricolella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life