Platyptilia nemoralis Zeller, 1841 Species
Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 3:50 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium. Possibly overlooked due to it resemblance with: Platyptilia gonodactyla and Platyptilia calodactyla.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Platyptilia > Species: Platyptilia nemoralis
- Vernacular names
- Moeraskruiskruidvedermot (NL), Riesenfedermotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 159. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives in the shoots, sometimes several larvae in each shoot, which then swells. Frass is removed through a small hole in the stem.
Pupation inside the stem, the pupal period lasts only 14 days.
The adults are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from early July till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio fuchsii, Senecio fluviatilis and Senecio nemorensis
Oligophagous on Senecio.
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Habitat
Wet places in forests, marshes, along brooks.
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