Phalacropterix graslinella (Boisduval, 1852) Species
Last modified: March 22, 2024, 9:08 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, only known from AN. This is the species recorded by E. Fologne as viciella in 1861 (see Fologne, Mors & Weyers 1861: 48).
Details
- Classification
- Family: Psychidae > Subfamily: Oiketicinae > Tribus: Phalacropterigini > Genus: Phalacropterix > Species: Phalacropterix graslinella
- Vernacular names
- Veenheidezakdrager (NL), Graslins Sackträger (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Heylaerts F. J. M. 1884. Les Psychides de la Hollande et de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28: xci–xciv. On page xcii (as Psyche Graslinella Bdvl.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Larvae can be found from early July till April next year.
Case
Length 22–25 mm, width 6–8 mm. The case of the male is often covered with silken threads.
The male has a silken tube of ca. 5 mm at its rear end while the female does not construct such a silken tube.
Bionomics
The larva lives two years in its case. The male pupates low in the vegetation, the female in a conspicuous spot, e.g. high on a branch.
Males fly in the sunshine and live only for some days, the wingless females several weeks.
Flight periods
One generation a year: from late April till mid June with a peak around mid May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Calluna vulgaris, Centaurea scabiosa and Geranium sanguineum
- Host plant (genera):
- Thymus
Polyphagous on several herbs.
Habitat
Moorland, swamps, heathland.
