Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851 Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 1:01 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere not so common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Antequerinae > Genus: Limnaecia > Species: Limnaecia phragmitella
- Vernacular names
- Lisdoddeveertje (NL), Rohrkolben-Prachtfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1946b. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 46: 121–123. On page 123.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Dull white; head capsule light brown with some dark brown spots; prothoracic plate light brown.
Bionomics
First instars mine in the pith of a leaf sheath. The older larva first lives in the flower spike or enters the thin stems, at last, in springtime, it lives in the seeds, causing them to bend down so that they hang out in large, conspicuous masses. The larvae hibernate, often gregariously, inside the flower spike.
Pupation takes place in the seed heads during springtime.
The adults fly around the food plant at dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
One generation a year from mid-June till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia
Oligophagous on Typha.
Habitat
Banks of lakes and rivers, freshwater ponds.
