Dasycera oliviella (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 7:18 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium with most observations in the centre of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Genus: Dasycera > Species: Dasycera oliviella
- Vernacular names
- Schorsvaandeldrager (NL)
- 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. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Pale grey, head capsule brown, prothoracic plate and last abdominal plates darker brown.
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Bionomics
The caterpillars feed under the bark of decaying wood from August, hibernating, till April.
Pupation in dead wood near the larval feeding place.
The adults are active especially during afternoon sunshine and they later come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from the end of May till August.
Habitat
Different kinds of woody habitats, parks, gardens, especially on xerothermic, sandy soils.
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