Oegoconia quadripuncta (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 1:27 p.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 > 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Bionomics
Pupation in a cocoon in the feeding place. The adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
One generation a year: July–August.
