Uncinus obductella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: April 26, 2024, 1:58 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Uncinus > Species: Uncinus obductella
- Vernacular names
- Honinglichtmot (NL), Kent Knot-horn (EN), Honigzünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E., Sauveur J., Colbeau J. & Peteau A. 1861. Compte rendu d'une excursion entomologique faite aux environs de Dinant et de Rochefort au mois de juillet 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 12–32. On page 21 (as Pempelia obductella.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a spun terminal shoot on the food plant. It constructs a large web intermixed with dead leaves of the foodplant. It hibernates and pupates in July of the next year in the earth or amongst leaf litter in a tough, papery cocoon.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from mid-June towards mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Mentha arvensis and Origanum vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Origanum, Calamintha and Origanum
The larva lives on Origanum, Mentha or Calamintha.
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