Pyrausta cingulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 6, 2026, 8:14 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, the species was no longer observed around 1920.
It has declined throughout Western Europe.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Pyrausta > Species: Pyrausta cingulata
- Vernacular names
- Zwartwitte tijmmot (NL), Silver-barred Sable (EN)
- 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 20 (as Ennychia cingulalis L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The adults are on the wing from late April towards August in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Thymus serpyllum
- Host plant (genera):
- Mentha, Origanum and Thymus
The larva lives mainly on Mentha and Origanum.
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Habitat
It inhabits chalk and limestone soils and sand-dunes.
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