Seq # 500760010

Platytes alpinella (Hübner, 1813) Species

Last modified: Nov. 8, 2024, 11:03 a.m.


A rather common species on sandy soil, most localities are situated in the northern part of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Platytes > Species: Platytes alpinella
Vernacular names
Baardsnuitmot (NL), Winkelfleck-Graszünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Becker L. 1861. Insectes observés en Campine pendant le mois d'août 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 33–57. On page 43 (as Crambus alpinellus. H.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The adults are active at dusk and come to light. They like to visit the blossom of Senecio jacobaea.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late May towards late September with a peak during August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Tortula
Substrates:
Mosses

The larva feeds on Tortula spp. and other mosses.

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