Neofriseria peliella
Seq # 265470020
Prolita sexpunctella

Neofriseria singula (Staudinger, 1876) Species

Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 10:08 a.m.

New to Belgium in 2016 in LX. Species ID has been confirmed by DNA barcoding.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Neofriseria > Species: Neofriseria singula
Vernacular names
Lichte gazonpalpmot (NL), Mottled Groundling (EN)
First mention in Belgium
Wullaert S. 2021. Resultaten van de Werkgroep Bladmineerders uit 2019 en 2020 met meldingen van 9 nieuwe soorten voor de Belgische fauna (Elachistidae, Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Noctuidae, Tineidae en Tortricidae) — Phegea 49(3): 109–124. On page 114. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 12–14 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva lives in silken galleries beneath the host plant. Pupation at the base of the leaf or in debris on the ground.
The adults become active around dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adult have been seen from mid-June towards mid-August, occasionally later.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Rumex acetosella

The larva feeds on Rumex acetosella.

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Habitat

It prefers dry and sandy places like heathland 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