Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887) Species
Last modified: July 16, 2024, 5:35 p.m.
A very rare and seldom recorded species in Belgium.
Distribution after 2004 is based on individuals who have been examined for genitalia.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Phycitodes > Species: Phycitodes inquinatella
- Vernacular names
- Fraaie weidemot (NL), La Phycide de Germanicia (FR)
- Synonyms
- Phycitodes ravonella (Pierce, 1937)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1962b. Notes sur les Microlépidoptères de Belgique. VI. Révision des exemplaires belges des genres: Homoeosoma Curtis (part.) Oxyptilus Zeller (s.l.), Cnephasia Curtis (part.), Bactra Stephens (addenda & corrigenda). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 38(13): 1–5. On page 3.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Flight periods
The adults can be seen from late April to late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea
- Substrates:
- Unknown
The larva lives on Asteraceae like Senecio jacobaea.
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