Seq # 240010030

Oegoconia quadripuncta (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: Oct. 11, 2024, 9:11 a.m.


A very rare species nowadays (2000), it used to be more common in the past.
After a long period of absence recorded in 2018 NA. All province records after 2004 are based on genitalia study.


Details

Classification
Family: Autostichidae > Subfamily: Oegoconiinae > Tribus: Oegoconiini > Genus: Oegoconia > Species: Oegoconia quadripuncta
Vernacular names
Valse dominomot (NL), Four-spotted Obscure (EN)
Synonyms
Oegoconia kindermanniella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 125. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Genitalia


Bionomics

Pupation in a cocoon in the feeding place. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

One generation a year: July–August.


Observed on

Substrates:
Decaying vegetable matter
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