Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nemapogon auropulvella (Chambers, 1873)
Tinea auropulvella Chambers, 1873
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auripulvella (Dietz, 1905) missp.
Numbers
There are more than 16 species of the genus
Nemapogon in America north of Mexico.
(2)Identification
The original description as Tinea auropulvella Chambers, is available in the print references below.
Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range as New Hampshire to Florida, British Columbia to Texas.
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(5)Season
Adults are most common from May to September.
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Heppner (2003) reported adults during February in Florida.
(4)Food
Heppner (2003) reported the larva are fungus and detritus(?) feeders.
(4)Print References
Busck, A. 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 27:
776.
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Chambers, V.T. 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera.
The Canadian Entomologist, 5(5):
90.
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Chambers, V.T. 1875. Tineina from Canada.
The Canadian Entomologist, 7:
125.
Forbes, W.T.M. 1923.
The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Cornell University,
129.
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