Tineidae (Lepidoptera) from birds' nests and pellets, and carnivore feces in Japan

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  • 日本において鳥類の巣・ペリットおよび肉食哺乳類の糞から発生したヒロズコガ(鱗翅目,ヒロズコガ科)
  • ニホン ニ オイテ チョウルイ ノ ス ペリット オヨビ ニクショク ホニュウルイ ノ フン カラ ハッセイシタ ヒロズコガ リンシモク ヒロズコガカ

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Four species of the subfamily Tineinae (Tineidae) were recorded from bird's nests and pellets, and carnivore feces in Japan. Tinea translucens Meyrick was reared from nests of Hirundo rustica L. (Hirundinidae) in Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture and Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka Pref.; Niditinea baryspilas (Meyrick) from pellets of Accipiter nisus (L.) (Accipitridae) in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka Pref.; Monopis pavlovskii (Zagulajev) from a nest of Parus major L. (Paridae) in Uwajima-shi, Ehime Pref., pellets of Buteo buteo (L.) (Accipitridae) in Iizuna-machi, Nagano Pref., feces of Felis catus (L.) (Felidae) in Chichijima Is., Ogasawara Is., Tokyo Pref. and carnivore feces, F. catus or Canis familiaris (L.) (Canidae), in Amami-oshima Is., Kagoshima Pref.; and M. flavidorsalis (Matsumura) from trap of pellets of A. nisus in Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama Pref. These larvae are considered to feed on keratin sources, feathers in bird's nests, and fur in pellets and feces. In Japan moths from nest of Par. major, birds' pellets and carnivore feces were reported for the first time. It is likely that nests of Passer montanus (L.) (Ploceidae), H. daurica L. (Hirundinidae), H. rustica and Columba livia Gmelin (Columbidae) in an urban area provide a suitable habitat for T. translucens in nature, and the moth intrudes into a house from these nests.

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