Pediasia fascelinella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 4:49 p.m.
A rare and local species restricted to the northern part of Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen and at the coast.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Pediasia > Species: Pediasia fascelinella
- Vernacular names
- Grote grasmot (NL), Silbergraszünsler (DE)
- 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 101 (as C.[rambus] Fascelinellus. H.; Dup.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a subterranean tube composed of grains of sand spun together with silk on the roots of the food plant. They are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till late September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Agropyron and Deschampsia
The larva lives on the roots of Agropyron, Deschampsia or other Gramineae.
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