Eudonia truncicolella (Stainton, 1849) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 6:45 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia truncicolella
- Vernacular names
- Nazomergranietmot (NL), Eudorée des troncs (FR), Spätsommer-Mooszünsler, Grauer Mooszünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 102.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates. The adults fly at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly mainly from the end of July till August/September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva lives in a silken gallery in several species of mosses growing on the ground.
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