Scardia boletella
EN — Endangered

Scardia boletella

Local name: Kæmpesvampemøl

Scardia boletella is a moth, belonging to the family Tineidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

19

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Tineidae

Genus

Scardia

Scardia boletella belongs to the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.

02 — Description

Species Profile

Scardia boletella is a moth, belonging to the family Tineidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

Scardia boletella is declining primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and changes in forest management practices that reduce the availability of suitable fungal host species. Climate change may also be affecting the distribution and abundance of the bracket fungi that this moth species depends on for larval development.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusEndangered (EN)
GroupInsects
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Scardia boletella is declining primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and changes in forest management practices that reduce the availability of suitable fungal host species. Climate change may also be affecting the distribution and abundance of the bracket fungi that this moth species depends on for larval development.

Decline in suitable fungal host species

HighOngoing

Habitat loss and forest fragmentation

HighOngoing

Changes in forest management practices

MediumOngoing

Climate change impacts on fungal communities

MediumOngoing
06 — Range

Found in 19 Countries

Åland IslandsAustriaBelarusBulgariaCroatiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyItalyLatviaLithuaniaNorwayPolandRussiaSwedenUkraineUnited States
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Scardia boletella (Scardia boletella). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/kmpesvampeml

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