Pancalia schwarzella (Fabricius, 1798) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 1:03 p.m.
Previously known only from old records from 2 Belgian provinces (BR & LG). In 2009 rediscovered in LG where the species is known from a few places and nowadays (2020) rare is, but in some old abondoned zinc mines where zinc violet grows, the species is not uncommon.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Antequerinae > Genus: Pancalia > Species: Pancalia schwarzella
- Vernacular names
- Hondsviooltjesmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Pancalia latreillella Curtis, 1830
- 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 123 (as latreillella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
At first the larva mines in a petiole of the foodplant and later on it lives between the roots. Pupation between debris on the ground.
The adults are active during the day, especially in the morning and afternoon and are attracted to yellow flowers, e.g. Taraxacum spp, Hieracium spp, Bellis perennis, and Lotus corniculatus.
Flight periods
One generation a year from mid-April till mid-June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Viola canina and Viola hirta
Oligophagous on Viola spp.
Habitat
Dry, xerothermic places.
