Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Nov. 25, 2025, 5:28 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, probably overlooked.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Epermeniidae > Subfamily: Epermeniinae > Tribus: Phaulernini > Genus: Phaulernis > Species: Phaulernis dentella
- Vernacular names
- Grijze borstelmot (NL), Scale-tooth Lance-wing (EN), Graphitglänzender Zahnflügelfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1898. Note sur quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 42: 34–38. On page 36.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10 mm.
The adults are dark grey, with on the dorsum a noticeable tuft of scales .
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larvae feed in July and August on the seeds, spun with silk.
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Flight periods
Mostly in June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Chaerophyllum temulum
- Host plant (genera):
- Pimpinella and Aegodopium
Umbellifera such as Chaerophyllum, Aegopodium or Angelica.
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