| Nemaxera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Nemaxera Zagulajev, 1964 |
| Species: | N. betulinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemaxera betulinella (Paykull, 1785) |
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Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus it is presently considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here.[1]
The species occurs in western Eurasia east of France; it is also found in Great Britain but appears to be absent from the Balkans. Its caterpillars feed mainly on fungi, namely Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) and Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor). To a lesser extent, they eat rotting wood.[2]
Junior synonyms of N. betulinella are:[3]