Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Oxyptilus > Species: Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
- Vernacular names
- Havikskruidvedermot (NL), Goldfingrige Habichtskraut-Federmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Oxyptilus hieracii (Zeller, 1841)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 160 (as hieracii). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is about 18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva first feeds in the heart of the food plant and later spins the top leaves together.
Pupation on the upper surface of a leaf or along the stem of the food plant.
The adults are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from June to August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium sabaudum and Picris hieracioides
Oligophagous on Hieracium and Picris.
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Habitat
Ruderal places, waste land, open places in forests.
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