Seq # 490560010

Oncocera semirubella (Scopoli, 1763) Species

Last modified: Oct. 30, 2023, 10:01 a.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 carnella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 17–29 mm.

Museum specimens

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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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