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Archinemapogon yildizae is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Ahmet Ömer Koçak in 1981. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] The habitat consists of birch woodlands.[3]

Archinemapogon yildizae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Archinemapogon
Species:	A. yildizae
Binomial name
Archinemapogon yildizae Koçak, 1981[1]
Synonyms
Tinea arcuatella Stainton, 1854 Tinea laterella Thunberg, 1794 Tinea sexguttella Mann, 1873 Infurcitinea yildizae Tinea picarella Hübner, 1796 (nec Clerck, 1759)

The wingspan is 14–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on bracket fungi (Fomes or Piptorus species) growing on Betula.[4]

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