Gymnancyla canella
Seq # 490480010
Homoeosoma sinuella

Homoeosoma nebulella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 29, 2023, 3:50 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Distribution insufficiently known due to the great resemblance to the genus Phycitodes, especially worn individuals.
After 1980 there are no verified observations available.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Homoeosoma > Species: Homoeosoma nebulella
Vernacular names
Kruiskruidmot (NL), Twin-barred Knot-horn, Eurasian sunflower moth (EN)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 104 (as Homeosoma nimbella. Dup. Zell. nebulella. Dup.). view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 21–26 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larvae develop in the flower heads, feeding on the ripening fruits and the involucre. Larvae of other species that happen to live in the same head are eaten as well.

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Flight periods

The adullts are mainly on the wing during June and July.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Cirsium vulgare, Senecio jacobaea, Tanacetum vulgare, Leucanthemum vulgare and Jacobaea erucifolia

The larvae feed polyphagous on composites (Asteraceae) on the flowers and seeds of Cirsium vulgare, Senecio jacobaea, Tanacetum vulgare, Leucanthemum vulgare etc...

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Habitat

Frequenting dry, chalky or sandy habitats.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1778 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2203 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2210 Luxembourg