Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 18, 2022, 5:56 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Oxyptilus > Species: Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
- Vernacular names
- Havikskruidvedermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Oxyptilus hieracii (Zeller, 1841)
- 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 160 (as hieracii). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan is about: 18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva first feeds in the heart of the food plant and later spins the top-leaves together.
Pupation on the upper surface of a leaf or along the stem of the food plant.
The adults are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from June to August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium sabaudum and Picris hieracioides
Oligophagous on Hieracium and Picris.
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Habitat
Ruderal places, waste land, open places in forests.
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