Phaulernis fulviguttella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2025, 2:50 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not often observed.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Epermeniidae > Subfamily: Epermeniinae > Tribus: Phaulernini > Genus: Phaulernis > Species: Phaulernis fulviguttella
- Vernacular names
- Gevlekte borstelmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Phaulernis flavimaculella (Stainton, 1849)
- 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 125. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–11 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larvae feed in spun seeds of the food plant from September to October before overwintering as a pupa. The imago's are day active and are to find on the blossom of umbellifera.
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Flight periods
They are on the wing in July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Heracleum sphondylium and Ligusticum scoticum
- Host plant (genera):
- Angelica
Heracleum sphondylium, Angelica sylvestris or Ligusticum scoticum.
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