Paratalanta pandalis (Hübner, 1825) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 8 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Paratalanta > Species: Paratalanta pandalis
- Vernacular names
- Lichte golfbandmot (NL)
- 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 56. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Young caterpillars live under a web on the underside of the leaf, later in an elongated covering made of leaf fragments. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea and Teucrium scorodonia
- Host plant (genera):
- Origanum
The larva lives polyphagous on herbs including Origanum spp., Solidago virgaurea and Teucrium scorodonia.
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