Notocelia incarnatana (Hübner, 1800) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2023, 10:46 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, with most observations in the Calestienne area and close to the French border in WV.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Notocelia > Species: Notocelia incarnatana
- Vernacular names
- Smalle hermelijnbladroller (NL), Scarce Rose Shoot Moth, Chalk Rose Bell (EN), Kleiner Rosenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1901. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 100–104. On page 104.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–18 mm. This species can normally be distinguished by the rosy pink flush on the white ground colour, especially when freshly emerged.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Reddish brown body with yellowish head, margins black, prothoracic and anal plates and thoracic feet blackish brown, pinacula concolorous with body.
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves. It pupates in the feeding place.
The adults are active from late afternoon onwards and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from mid-July till early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rosa pimpinellifolia
- Host plant (genera):
- Rosa
The larva lives on Rosa, in coastel areas mainly on Rosa pimpinellifolia.
Habitat
It has a preference for limestone habitats and sandy areas where the food plant grows.
