Dryadaula heindeli Gaedike & Scholz, 1998 Species
Last modified: Dec. 15, 2023, 3:51 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Dryadaulidae > Genus: Dryadaula > Species: Dryadaula heindeli
- Vernacular names
- Boomzwammot (NL), Heindels Pilzmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 2016. Catalogus van de Belgische Lepidoptera – Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Entomobrochure 9: 1–279. On page 38.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 9–11 mm. Has a dominant blackish brown colour of the forewing.
The males are fairly well attracted to the pheromone originally developed for Pennisetia hylaeiformis, Synanthedon vespiformis and Paranthrene tabaniformis.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Male: complex and strongly asymmetrical genitalia.
Caterpillar
The larva lives on fungi.
Bionomics
The adults can be observed sitting on the underside of the fungi or on the trunks, and are very hard to flush. The moths mostly hatch before noon, and the males swarm in sunshine during midday close to the fungi.
Due to its diurnal habits it comes not to light and the use of pheromones in suitable habitats is probably the most effective searching method. The species can be attracted by different pheromones of Sesiidae.
Flight periods
The adults fly from May till late September.
