Phycitodes albatella (Ragonot, 1887) Species
Last modified: Dec. 12, 2023, 5:19 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium.
Distribution after 2004 is based on individuals who have been examined for genitalia.
It is the commonest of all 5 Phycitodes species in our country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Phycitodes > Species: Phycitodes albatella
- Vernacular names
- Grootvlekweidemot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Phycitodes pseudonimbella Bentinck, 1936
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1959b. Notes sur les Microlépidoptères de Belgique. V. Révision des exemplaires belges des genres: Homoeosoma Curtis (Pyralidae, Phycitinae), Oxyptilus Zeller (s.l.) (Pterophoridae), Cnephasia Curtis (Tort., Tortricinae), Bactra Stephens (Tort., Olethreutinae). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 35(27): 1–32. On page 8.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in the upper stem and leaf-axils, later on the flowers in a web on the food plant. The larvae of the second generation hibernate in their cocoon. Pupation in another cocoon. The adults are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults can be seen from late April towards mid-October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea and Senecio jacobaea
- Host plant (genera):
- Crepis
The larva lives on Senecio, Crepis and Solidago.
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