Seq # 170540060

Tinea trinotella Thunberg, 1794 Species

Last modified: Feb. 23, 2022, 6:49 p.m.


A rather common species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Tinea > Species: Tinea trinotella
Vernacular names
Gele pelsmot (NL)
Synonyms
Tinea lappella sensu auct.
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 24 (as lappella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Cocoon/pupa


Bionomics

Sometimes the larva makes temporary cases by the young larva or for moulding.
Pupation in a subcylindrical cocoon in the nest.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from early May till mid July.


Observed on

Substrates:
Nests of birds and Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin

The larva lives in birds nests, occasionally on woollen material in the open.

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