Tinagma balteolella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1841) Species
Last modified: May 4, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Probably overlooked due to it small size. Where it occurs, the species can be locally common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Douglasiidae > Genus: Tinagma > Species: Tinagma balteolella
- Vernacular names
- Witvleklepelmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 3.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 9 mm. A grey appearance with some bicolored white scales and a white tornal spot or a white fascia.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in the flower heads of the host plant, spinning them together and causing a brownish stain.
Overwintering and pupation in a cocoon in the dead flowers of the food plant.
The adults are active during sunny days and fly around the host plants. They come sparsely to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late April towards early June.
Habitat
It inhabits dry open areas where the host plant is present.
