Heliozela resplendella (Stainton, 1851) Species
Last modified: Feb. 25, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Heliozelidae > Genus: Heliozela > Species: Heliozela resplendella
- Vernacular names
- Elzenzilvervlekmot (NL), Alder Lift (EN), Schwarzerlen-Erzglanzfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1863. Addenda au catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 87–93. On page 92. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Bionomics
When fully fed, the larva cuts out an oval case, when excised is portable and descends in it to the ground where it is attached to a stick. Pupation in the case.
The adults can be seen flying in sunshine around alder branches. They come occasionally to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from late May till June and again from July till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alnus glutinosa
The larva lives on Alnus glutinosa.
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