Mirificarma lentiginosella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 10:03 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Mirificarma > Species: Mirificarma lentiginosella
- Vernacular names
- Witpootpalpmot (NL), Greenweed Groundling (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–16 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives initially in pod-shaped folded leaves of terminal shoots, eating them when they are small and undeveloped causing a distorded growth, later in leaves spun together. Pupation takes place in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
They are on the wing from early August till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista tinctoria
The larva lives on different species of Genista, mainly on Genista tinctoria, also on Genista anglica, Genista sagittalis. Also found on Chamaecytisus supinus and Laburnum anagyroides.
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Habitat
It inhabits downland, grasslands and heaths.
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