Gynnidomorpha luridana
Seq # 361700030
Gynnidomorpha vectisana

Gynnidomorpha permixtana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Nov. 15, 2023, 12:48 p.m.

A very rare species in Belgium, not seen for a long time.

Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Gynnidomorpha > Species: Gynnidomorpha permixtana
Vernacular names
Ratelaarbladroller (NL), Coast Conch (EN)
Synonyms
Gynnidomorpha mussehliana (Treitschke, 1835)
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 96.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 11–13 mm. The blackish grey suffusion at the middle of the outer margin of the median fascia and the grey suffusion in the distal half of the forewing are characteristic.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

It lives as a caterpillar in the seed capsules on the food plant. The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from May towards August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Host plant (genera):
Euphrasia, Rhinanthus and Odontites

It feeds on Odontites, more rarely on Rhinanthus and occasionally on Euphrasia. There is a lot of uncertainty about which host plants are used, but all other information about plants from other families that can be found in the literature is verifiably or very likely wrong!

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Habitat

It inhabits open areas.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg