Cosmopolitan-introduced
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Nemapogon granella
European grain worm, European grain moth
A small tineid moth with a wingspan of 10–18 mm, native to the western Palearctic but distributed globally through human activity. Adults display irregular black, white, and grey mottling on the forewings with distinctive black spots along the leading edge. Larvae feed on bracket fungi in natural settings and various stored organic materials in human-associated environments. The species is the type species of genus Nemapogon and subfamily Nemapogoninae.