Seq # 265390010

Ptocheuusa paupella (Zeller, 1847) Species

Last modified: May 4, 2024, 6:47 p.m.


A local and very rare species in the northern part of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Ptocheuusa > Species: Ptocheuusa paupella
Vernacular names
Alantpalpmot (NL), Light Fleabane Neb , Pale Seedhead Moth (EN), Alant-Palpenmotte (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1903. Note sur quelques Lépidoptères de la faune belge et sur leurs larves. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 3: 52–55. On page 55.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 11–12 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

The larvae feed on the achenes in the flower heads. Their presence is betrayed by browned florets protruding from the flower head.
The adults can be found by day at rest on flowers of the host plants and later come to light.


Flight periods

The adults usually fly from late May towards mid-September in two generations.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Pulicaria dysenterica
Host plant (genera):
Inula

The larva lives in the seedheads of Asteraceae like Inula conyzae, Inula sp. and Pullicaria dysenterica. Also mentioned in literature are Centaurea nigra and Mentha, but this is doubtfull.

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Habitat

It prefers damp habitats, ditches, edges of marshes and damp grassland.

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