Pediasia contaminella (Hübner, 1796) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 4:47 p.m.
A fairly common species in the sandy areas in the north, especially in the Kempen, elsewhere in Belgium an uncommon appearance.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Pediasia > Species: Pediasia contaminella
- Vernacular names
- Oranjebruine grasmot (NL), Waste Grass-veneer (EN), Crambus contaminé (FR), Orangebrauner Graszünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dufrane A. 1944. Microlépidoptères de la faune belge, (4e note). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 20(18): 1–12. On page 4 (as Crambus contaminellus Hübner). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken tube at the base of the food plant. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from June towards mid-October with a peak during July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Festuca ovina
The larva lives on different species of Poaceae, like Festuca ovina.
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