Nemaxera
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{{short description|Genus of moths}}
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| image = Nemaxera betulinella - inat 313170265.jpg
| image_caption = Nemaxera betulinella, Switzerland
| genus = Nemaxera
| parent_authority = Zagulajev, 1964
| species = betulinella
| authority = (Paykull, 1785)
| display_parents = 4
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File:Nemaxera betulinella E-MK-17442a.jpg
Nemaxera is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Nemapogoninae. The genus is considered monotypic, with the single species Nemaxera betulinella placed here.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), Robinson [2010], and see references in Savela (2001)
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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 (Fomitopsis betulina) and turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). To a lesser extent, they eat rotting wood.Grabe (1942), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2001)
Junior synonyms of N. betulinella are:Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), Robinson [2010]
- Nemaxera emortuella (Zeller, 1839)
- Tinea betulinella Paykull, 1785
- Tinea concinnella Hübner, [1836]
- Tinea corticella Curtis, 1834 (non Linnaeus, 1758: preoccupied)
- Tinea emortuella Zeller, 1839 – type of genus Nemaxera
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References
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- {{aut|Fauna Europaea (FE)}} (2009): [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622084146/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=358194 Nemaxera]. Version 2.1, 22 December 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- {{aut|Grabe, Albert}} (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. [http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZOEV_27_0105-0109.pdf PDF fulltext]
- {{aut|Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul}} (2004): [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/index.dsml Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species] – [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=19075.0 Nemaxera]. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- {{aut|Robinson, Gaden S.}} [2010]: [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/tineidae/ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)]. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- {{aut|Savela, Markku}} (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tineoidea/tineidae/nemapogoninae/nemaxera/index.html Nemaxera]. Version of 4 November 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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