Seq # 362190030

Phiaris micana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Nov. 22, 2023, 1:40 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), Olive Marble (EN), Moorwiesen-Knospenwickler (DE)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 13–18 mm. A complex forewing pattern with pale areas white and cream. The darker areas are a shade of brown with darker brown and black markings. There are silvery grey patches. The integrity of the markings and their balance is variable.

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Bionomics

The larva lives in a tubular spinning and it pupates in a cocoon in or near the roots. They fly towards sunset. The males rest by day openly on the foliage in boggy places.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from mid-May towards late August, occasionally later.


Observed on

Substrates:
Herbaceous plants and Mosses

Little known but it is believed that the larva lives on different species of mosses and perhaps on lower herbaceous plants.

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Habitat

It occurs on sandy soils and prefers places with moist soils, such as low and raised bogs, moorland and moist forests.

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