Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Jan. 27, 2023, 3:40 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, known from scattered populations all over the country. Easily confused with Platyptilia gonodactyla and Platyptilia nemoralis.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Platyptilia > Species: Platyptilia calodactyla
- Vernacular names
- Guldenroedevedermot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Platyptilia zetterstedtii (Zeller, 1841)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 25. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 18–25 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva feeds inside the stems of the food plants, close to the ground.
Pupation inside the stem.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from June to August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea, Senecio nemorensis and Senecio sylvaticus
- Host plant (genera):
- Dorycnium
The main foodplant is Solidago virgaurea but the species has been observed to feed also on other Asteraceae.
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