Scythropia crataegella
Seq # 235010010
Tinagma balteolella

Klimeschia transversella (Zeller, 1839) Species

Last modified: March 4, 2021, 11:59 a.m.

A very rare and local species, not observed since a long time.

Details

Classification
Family: Douglasiidae > Genus: Klimeschia > Species: Klimeschia transversella
Vernacular names
Grauwe lepelmot (NL), Thymian-Wippflügelfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Colbeau J. 1861. Lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 68. On page 68.
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

They can be seen flying during warm and sunny evenings around their food plant.

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Flight periods

Adults are on the wing during May and June.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Thymus, Potentilla and Gnaphalium
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Habitat

The larva feeds on Thymus, but also on Potentilla or on Gnaphalium.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1788 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1789 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1964 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 207 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2214 Namur
  • 2137 Liège
  • 2217 Luxembourg