Proutia betulina (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: March 17, 2024, 2:20 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Psychidae > Subfamily: Psychinae > Tribus: Psychini > Genus: Proutia > Species: Proutia betulina
- Vernacular names
- Sierlijke zakdrager (NL), Birken-Sackträger (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Heylaerts F. J. M. 1884. Les Psychides de la Hollande et de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28: xci–xciv. On page xciii (as Fumea Betulina Z.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Case
Length 8–10 mm, irregularly covered with fragments of vegetable matter such as bark, pine-needles, grass and lichens.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a case on tree trunks, especially Betula, Salix or pine trees. It pupates in the case attached to a twig or a tree trunk.
The females are apterous and live there entire life in the larval case.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from late May to July.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Lichens, Dead leaves and Algae
The larva feeds on algae and lichens, but also on decaying plants and fresh leaves.
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Habitat
Forests, heathland, moorland.
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