Phil Sterling (2008): The largest tineid found in Britain. A local but widely spread species across the Midlands and southern England. The moth is associated with decaying trees, usually in woodlands. The adult is attracted to ultra-violet light. The larva feeds, often in large numbers, in bracket fungi, including birch polypore, Piptoporus betulinus, and Ganoderma spp. There is only one historical record, but since the advent of regular trapping in Dorset, the moth has been found to be much... Read More

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