Seq # 321270010

Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

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A very common species throughout Belgium, known from all provinces in every period.


Details

Classification
Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Pterophorus > Species: Pterophorus pentadactyla
Vernacular names
Vijfvingerige vedermot (NL), Weiße Winden-Federmotte (DE)
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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 26–34 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The caterpillar at first feeds on the young leaves and later on the flower-buds and flowers of the food plant. It hibernates when small and resumes feeding in springtime. It rests on the underside of a leaf or along the stem. Its presence is revealed by brown spots on the leaf caused by feeding on the underside. Pupation at the underside of a leaf.
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.

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Flight periods

One generation a year from the end of May till late October.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Convolvulus arvensis and Calystegia sepium

Oligophagous on Convolvulaceae.

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Habitat

Ruderal places, wasteland, and abandoned gardens.

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