Anania verbascalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 24, 2023, 8:04 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Anania > Species: Anania verbascalis
- Vernacular names
- Salielichtmot (NL), Golden Pearl (EN), Le Botys du Bouillon-blanc (FR), Königskerzen-Gespinstzünsler (DE)
- 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 19. view page
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 19–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May towards mid-September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Teucrium scorodonia and Verbascum thapsus
The larva lives on Teucrium scorodonia.
No pictures yet!
