Tineidae

12.012 Brindled Fungus Moth Triaxomera parasitella (Hübner, 1796)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 10mm

Habitats: Where dead wood and bracket fungi are present.

Habits: The moth flies at sunrise and again from dusk. It later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in bracket fungi such as Turkeytail Trametes versicolor and possibly in dead wood. It pupates within the feeding place.