Monochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837) Species
Last modified: March 11, 2021, 2:48 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Monochroa > Species: Monochroa cytisella
- Vernacular names
- Varenboegsprietmot (NL), Adlerfarn-Palpenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1863. Addenda au catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 87–93. On page 91.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Mine
Bionomics
The larva feeds in a slender gall in the main stem of the food plant.
They pupates among detritus on the ground.
The adults sometimes come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from June till July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Host plant (genera):
- Pteridium
The larva feeds in the main stem of Pteridium aquilinum.
No pictures yet!
