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Gymnancyla canella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: May 5, 2024, 2:48 p.m.


A very local and very rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the coast.


Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Gymnancyla > Species: Gymnancyla canella
Vernacular names
Loogkruidlichtmot (NL), Kali-Salzkrautzünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Sauveur J. 1863. Notes entomologiques. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 75–85. On page 84.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

At first, the larva burrows into the stems, usually the side-shoots and later it feeds externally under a silken web on the unripe seeds. Hibernates as a pupa in a subterranean cocoon of silk mixed with sand, it may lie over two years.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late May towards mid-September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Salsola kali
Host plant (genera):
Atriplex

The larva feeds on Salsola kali and very rarely on Atriplex.

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