Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785) Species
Last modified: Oct. 29, 2023, 4:34 p.m.
A common species in the northern part of Belgium, less common in the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Myelois > Species: Myelois circumvoluta
- Vernacular names
- Distelhermelijntje (NL), Thistle Ermine (EN), Distelzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Myelois cribrella (Hübner, 1796)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as cribrella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
At first, the larva feeds on the seeds of the food plant, preferably large plants. Later on it enters the stem and feeds on the pith, hibernating when nearly full-grown, often several caterpillars in one stem. Hibernation in the stem, near its circular exit-hole.
The adults rest on thistle-heads in the evening and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till the end of July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cirsium vulgare, Arctium lappa and Cirsium eriophorum
- Host plant (genera):
- Onopordum
The larva feeds on Cirsium vulgare, C. eriophorum, Onopordum or Arctium lappa.
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