''Nemapogon variatella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. It is found in almost all of

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

. It is also found in

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. The

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is about 12 mm. The larvae feed on bracket fungus or dead wood, and possibly on dried grain or stored produce. Recorded food includes ''

Coriolus versicolor ''Trametes versicolor''also known as ''Coriolus versicolor'' and ''Polyporus versicolor''is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, ''T. versicolor' ...

'', ''

Laetiporus sulphureus ''Laetiporus sulphureus'' is a species of bracket fungus (fungi that grow on trees). Its common names include sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tre ...

'' and ''

Polyporus squamosus ''Cerioporus squamosus'', synonym ''Polyporus squamosus'', is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in Australia, Eurasia, and Nort ...

''.

Synonyms

* ''Nemapogon apicisignatella'' (Dietz, 1905) * ''Nemapogon fulvisuffusella'' (Dietz, 1905) * ''Nemapogon personella'' (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1934) * ''Nemapogon variatellus'' (''

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'') * '' Tinea infimella'' Corbet, 1943 (''non'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1851:

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, name now refers to N. cloacella ) * ''Tinea personella'' Pierce & Metcalfe, 1934 * ''Tinea secalella'' Zacher, 1938 * ''Tinea variatella'' Clemens, 1859

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