Platytes alpinella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 5:27 p.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
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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.
