Hypochalcia ahenella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 26, 2024, 12:29 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, mainly known from the three southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Hypochalcia > Species: Hypochalcia ahenella
- Vernacular names
- Ganzenvoetmot (NL), Sonnenröschen-Schmalzünsler (DE)
- 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 23 (as Phycis ahenella Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larvae live in silken tubes under the lower leaves of the food plant.The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May towards early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia campestris
- Host plant (genera):
- Helianthemum
The larva is not well known. It possibly lives on Helianthemum or Artemisia campestris.
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Habitat
It inhabits dune pans and limestone slopes.
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