Corn moth
Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The corn moth (Nemapogon granella) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the corn moth
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the corn moth live?
Not recorded
Is the corn moth endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the corn moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusNemapogon
- SpeciesNemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Nemapogon costotristrigella, Nemapogon domesticella, Nemapogon fuscicomella, Nemapogon fuscomaculella, Nemapogon mancuniella, Nemapogon marmorella, Nemapogon nebulosella, Nemapogon nigroatomella, Nemapogon tesserella, Phalaena domesticella, Phalaena fenestrella, Phalaena granella, Tinea costotristrigella, Tinea fuscicomella, Tinea fuscomaculella, Tinea granella, Tinea mancuniella, Tinea marmorella, Tinea nebulosella, Tinea nigroatomella, Tinea tesserella
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- European grain mothEnglish
- Wine cork mothEnglish
- Свірнавая мольBelarusian
- mol obilnýCzech
- Gwyfyn ŶdWelsh
- KornmølDanish
- KornmotteGerman
- jyväkoiFinnish
- Teigne des grainsFrench
- raktári gabonamolyHungarian
- コクガJapanese
- 곡식좀나방Korean
- Aruodinė kandisLithuanian
- kornmøllNorwegian Bokmål
- KorenmotDutch
- Mól ziarniakPolish
- Зерновая мольRussian
- moľa obilnáSlovak
- kornmalSwedish
- Buğday güvesiTurkish
- Gwyfynod ŶdWelsh
- kornkjukemøllNorwegian Bokmål
- Gespikkeld kroeskopjeDutch
Relatives of the corn moth
Other species in the same genus Nemapogon.
Cork moth
Nemapogon cloacella
Pale corn clothes
Nemapogon variatella
Barred white clothes
Nemapogon clematella
White-speckled clothes
Nemapogon koenigi
Black-patched Nemapogon
Nemapogon angulifasciella
Pale Devon clothes
Nemapogon inconditella
CompareCorn moth vs Cork mothCorn moth vs Pale corn clothesCorn moth vs Barred white clothesCorn moth vs White-speckled clothes
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the corn moth?
The corn moth (Nemapogon granella) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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