Oncocera semirubella (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 12:10 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Oncocera > Species: Oncocera semirubella
- Vernacular names
- Prachtmot (NL), Rhabarberzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Oncocera carnella (Linnaeus, 1767)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Ilythia carnella L.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–29 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae live, sometimes gregariously, in a dense web.
They hibernate. Pupation in a dense cocoon amongst the food plant, on the surface of the ground or in spun leaves.
The adults are active just before dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from June till early October, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lotus corniculatus and Trifolium repens
- Host plant (genera):
- Ononis, Medicago and Hippocrepis
The larva feeds on Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Ononis, Hippocrepis or Medicago.
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