Seq # 130030040

Nemophora dumerilella (Duponchel, 1839) Species

Last modified: Feb. 20, 2024, 4:27 p.m.


Before and early 20th century, this species used to be very common around Dinant and Rochefort (NA) but it has not been seen for a very long time although easy to recognize. Rediscovered back in 2022 in NA.


Details

Classification
Family: Adelidae > Subfamily: Adelinae > Genus: Nemophora > Species: Nemophora dumerilella
Vernacular names
Goudrode langsprietmot (NL), Goldglanz-Langhornfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E., Sauveur J., Colbeau J. & Peteau A. 1861. Compte rendu d'une excursion entomologique faite aux environs de Dinant et de Rochefort au mois de juillet 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 12–32. On page 13 (as Adela dumerilella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 12–13 mm. Male: head black, antenna slightly more than twice the lenght of the forewing. Female: head ferruginous, antenna slightly longer than forewing. Basal half of forewing pale, greenish brassy, just over half of the mid-wing a dark, slightly oblique fascia and beyond this intensively glossy reddish coppery colored.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Case

Oval case built with soil and small plant particles, about 8 mm long.

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Bionomics

The adults are active during the day and visit flowers.


Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late June till early August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Veronica spicata, Sedum album, Succisa pratensis, Hypericum perforatum and Sedum rupestre

The larva feeds most probably on Sedum album. Also known from egg-laying on Sedum rupestre and on Veronica spicata. Other plants mentioned are Succisa pratensis and Hypericum perforatum.

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Habitat

Xerotherm slopes on limestone where the foodplant grows.

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