Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 6:50 p.m.
A not so common species in Belgium, but probably overlooked due its very similar appearance with A. pruniella
Details
- Classification
- Family: Argyresthiidae > Genus: Argyresthia > Subgenus: Argyresthia > Species: Argyresthia bonnetella
- Vernacular names
- Variabele pedaalmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Argyresthia tetrapodella (Linnaeus, 1767) , Argyresthia nitidella (Fabricius, 1775) and Argyresthia curvella sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1761)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in the terminal shoots of the food plant. It usually overwinters as a young larva in a spinning on the food plant.
It pupates in a rough cocoon on the ground.
The adults are active by day, but also at night when they come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year during June, July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives in the terminal shoots of Crataegus.
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