Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg, 1788) Species
Last modified: Nov. 28, 2023, 6:53 p.m.
A local and rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Glyphipterigidae > Subfamily: Orthoteliinae > Genus: Orthotelia > Species: Orthotelia sparganella
- Vernacular names
- Rietstreepmot (NL), Reed Fanner (EN)
- 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 24. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Easy recognizable by the bizar shaped, dark anal plate
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives inside the stem or leaves of the host plant. Sometimes young larvae are observed outside the mine, feeding on the surface of the leaves. Pupation in the mine, head up.The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Glyceria maxima
- Host plant (genera):
- Sparganium and Iris
The larva lives on Sparganium spp., Juncus spp., Glyceria maxima.
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Habitat
