Hedya atropunctana (Zetterstedt, 1839) Species
Last modified: Nov. 21, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, especially in the northeastern part. Rather rare in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Hedya > Species: Hedya atropunctana
- Vernacular names
- Kleine stipbladroller (NL), Black-spot Marble, Shoulder-spot Marble (EN), Schwarzpunktwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Metendothenia dimidiana (Sodoffsky, 1830), nec (Frölich, 1828)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 65.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–16 mm; This is the smallest Hedya species. Freshly emerged adults have a noticeable pink tinge to the paler parts of the forewing, but this can fade in older used specimens.
The edge of the dark part of the wing shows an obvious single central dot within the pale section. It may be discrete or joined.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in terminal shoots or in leaves rolled into a pod. The pupa of the second generation overwinters in a cocoon amongst leaf-litter.
The adults are active in the evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adult flies in two generation per year from April till the mid-June and from mid-June till early September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale
- Host plant (genera):
- Salix and Betula
The larva lives on Myrica gale, Tilia or Betula spp. Also reported on Salix.
Habitat
A species that is bound to sandy soils and dunes and occurs in thickets etc..
