Parapoynx stratiotata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 6:18 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, but restricted to wet habitats.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Acentropinae > Genus: Parapoynx > Species: Parapoynx stratiotata
- Vernacular names
- Krabbenscheermot (NL), Ringed China-mark (EN), Wasseraloe-Zünsler (DE)
- 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 19 (as stratiolalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva feeds below the surface of the water between spun leaves of several aquatic plant species. It hibernates. Pupation takes place in a large, pinkish, oval cocoon attached to a stem or debris.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
One long extended generation a year: from mid-May till September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myriophyllum spicatum, Stratiotes aloides, Ceratophyllum demersum, Callitriche palustris, Trapa natans, Potamogeton crispus, Nymphaea alba, Alisma plantago-aquatica and Myriophyllum verticillatum
- Host plant (genera):
- Elodea and Hydrocharis
Polyphagous on several foodplants, even from different plant families. However, the main foodplant is Myriophyllum spicatum.
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Habitat
Wet habitats, lakes, ponds, swamps, small rivers.
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