Heliothela wulfeniana (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:52 p.m.
A very rare an very local species at the coast and in the southern part. Nowadays only known from the most western part of the coast and NA.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Heliothelinae > Genus: Heliothela > Species: Heliothela wulfeniana
- Vernacular names
- Brandplekmot (NL), Stiefmütterchen-Zünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Heliothela atralis (Hübner, 1788), nec (Fabricius, 1775) and Heliothela huebneri (Koçak, 1980)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 20 (as atralis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva bores in the stem. A species that does not like to fly but rather walks around in the low vegetation, the best way to detect the species is to crawl around on your knees.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from mid-May towards late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Viola
The monophagous larva feeds on Viola. Some authors also mention Mentha as food plant.
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Habitat
This xerophilous moth species inhabits sandy places with sparse vegetation.
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