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Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: April 21, 2024, 10:16 a.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but restricted to wet habitats.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Acentropinae > Genus: Parapoynx > Species: Parapoynx stratiotata
Vernacular names
Krabbenscheermot (NL), Ringed China-mark (EN), Wasseraloe-Zünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19 (as Hydrocampa stratiolalis L.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva feeds below the surface of the water between spun leaves of several aquatic plant species. It hibernates. Pupation takes place in a large, pinkish, oval cocoon attached to a stem or debris.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

One long extended generation a year: from mid-May till September, occasionally later.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Myriophyllum spicatum, Stratiotes aloides, Ceratophyllum demersum, Callitriche palustris, Trapa natans, Potamogeton crispus, Nymphaea alba, Alisma plantago-aquatica and Myriophyllum verticillatum
Host plant (genera):
Elodea and Hydrocharis

Polyphagous on several foodplants, even from different plant families. However, the main foodplant is Myriophyllum spicatum.

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Habitat

Wet habitats, lakes, ponds, swamps, small rivers.

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