Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:24 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Metzneria > Species: Metzneria aestivella
- Vernacular names
- Driedistelpalpmot (NL), Carline Neb, Carline Seedhead Moth (EN), Golddistel-Palpenmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Metzneria carlinella (Stainton, 1851)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1902b. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 481–483. On page 483.
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–19 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The caterpillars live gregariously in the flower heads and feed on the developing fruits, sometimes descending into the stem.
The adults become active in late afternoon and later come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults have mainly been observed from late May towards late July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Carlina
The larva lives mainly on Carlina vulgaris, also on other species of Carlina.
No pictures yet!
Habitat
It inhabits calcareous soils, sand dunes, waste ground, meadows, gravel pits, old quarries etc...
No pictures yet!
