Patania ruralis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Oct. 19, 2023, 3:50 p.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Agroterini > Genus: Patania > Species: Patania ruralis
- Vernacular names
- Parelmoermot (NL), Mother of Pearl (EN), la Pyrale campagnarde (FR), Blasser Nesselzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Patania verticalis sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1758)
- 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 19 (as Botys verticalis L.). view page
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae live in a leaf rolled round the midrib and pupate there. They hibernate. The adults are active at dusk and later come to light and sugar.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-June till the end of September, in favourable conditions sometimes till early November. One specimen was caught as early as 13 May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Urtica dioica
The larvae live mainly on Urtica dioica, but also on: Chenopodium, Atriplex, Filipendula ulmaria or Humulus.
No pictures yet!
