Aphomia cephalonica
Seq # 490030020
Aphomia sociella

Aphomia gularis (Zeller, 1877) Species

Last modified: Dec. 6, 2023, 7:54 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium, seldom recorded.
It is probably introduced every now and then as an egg or caterpillar.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Galleriinae > Tribus: Tirathabini > Genus: Aphomia > Species: Aphomia gularis
Vernacular names
Notenmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1983a. Systematische naamlijst van de Belgische Lepidoptera. — Entomobrochure 4: 1–57. On page 23.
Status

Invasive

Distribution

Observed on

Substrates:
Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.)

It is a storage pest of almonds, walnuts, groundnuts and prunes, and to a lesser extent of rice and grain.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg