Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: July 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a while. Rediscovered again in NA in 2020.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Pempeliella > Species: Pempeliella ornatella
- Vernacular names
- Tijmlichtmot (NL), Thymian-Schmalzünsler (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 23 (as Phycis ornatella Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a web amongst the roots of the food plant. Easily disturbed by day. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year onwards from mid-June towards August.
