Phiaris micana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 6, 2022, 5:09 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium with two distinct area's: the Kempen area and the southern part of the country were in some places the species is locally common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Phiaris > Species: Phiaris micana
- Vernacular names
- Roestlijnbladroller (NL)
- Synonyms
- Phiaris olivana (Treitschke, 1830)
- 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 76.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till early July. They fly towards sunset. The males rest by day openly on the foliage in boggy places.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Mosses
The larva lives in a tubular spinning in different species of mosses. It pupates in a cocoon in or near the roots.
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