Tinagma ocnerostomella (Stainton, 1850) Species
Last modified: May 4, 2024, 6:21 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Douglasiidae > Genus: Tinagma > Species: Tinagma ocnerostomella
- Vernacular names
- Dwerglepelmot (NL), Natternkopf-Wippflügelfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1907b. Compte rendu des recherches entomologiques entreprises à Rochefort, pendant l’été de 1907. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 7: 42–46. On page 44.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 9 mm. A tiny species with fuscous wings lightly speckled with white scales.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The whitish larva has a brownish to blackish head and further a typical upward-facing black hook on the black anal plate.
Mine
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
Eggs are laid in the flowers on the host plant where the young larva lives. When the larva gets older, it descends as a borer in the stem where it feeds on the pith and where pupation takes place in spring.
The adults are active in the daytime flying around the host plant and later coming to light.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from mid-May to late July.
Habitat
It inhabits dry open areas where the host plant is present.
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