Nothris verbascella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anacampsinae > Tribus: Chelariini > Genus: Nothris > Species: Nothris verbascella
- Vernacular names
- Zwartpootmot (NL), Norfolk Snout, Clay Sober (EN), Königskerzen-Palpenmotte (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
Wingspan 16–23 mm. Forewing light yellow-brown with black spots at base, in fold and at 1/2 and 2/3 in middle of wing, scattered black scales along veins, especially in apical part; black spots along termen; cilia grey with dark grey cilia line. Hindwing grey.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Caterpillar
Head and prothoracic plate shiny black; abdomen olive-brown to reddish brown; anal plate semi-translucent; pinacula black (Gregersen & Karsholt 2022).
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Bionomics
The larvae live gregariously among spun leaves and within shoots. Pupation underneath the lowest leaves.
The butterfly flies at night and comes to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till early October in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Verbascum pulverulentum
- Host plant (genera):
- Verbascum
The larva feed on different species of Verbascum like Verbascum thapsus, Verbascum lychnitis etc...
Habitat
It inhabits in suitable localities where the food plant occurs and is found in a wide range of habitats.
