Mirificarma eburnella
Seq # 265460020
Mirificarma interrupta

Mirificarma flavella (Duponchel, 1844) Species

Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 10 a.m.

This very rare species has not been seen in Belgium for a long time and is thought to be extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Mirificarma > Species: Mirificarma flavella
Vernacular names
Zuidelijke vuurpalpmot (NL)
Synonyms
Mirificarma segetella (Zeller, 1847)
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 136.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 15–17 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from May till July with a peak during June.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Lotus corniculatus and Trifolium pratense
Host plant (genera):
Trifolium

The larva lives on different species of Fabaceae like Trifolium sp., Trifolium pratense and Lotus corniculatus.

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Habitat

It prefers open places like rough ground, wasteland, grassland, herb-rich roadsides etc...

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg