Alabonia geoffrella (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: March 4, 2021, 3:02 p.m.
A rather rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the south and the eastern part of our country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Genus: Alabonia > Species: Alabonia geoffrella
- Vernacular names
- Trompetmotje (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 25 (as geoffroyella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Whitish, head capsule light brown, prothoracic plate yellowish brown.
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Cocoon/pupa
Cocoon yellowish white, often containing small pieces of wood.
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Bionomics
The species hibernates in the larval stage.
Pupation in a yellowish white cocoon in the larval feeding place.
The adults are active during the early morning hours, especially on sunny days, when they are assembling to females.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from May till the end of June.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead wood
The larva lives on decaying wood, like Corylus avellana or Salix spp.
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Habitat
Rather xerotherm forests with a lot of open space and fallen tree trunks.
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