Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Aug. 31, 2023, 6 p.m.
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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 26–34 mm.
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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 September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Convolvulus arvensis and Calystegia sepium
Oligophagous on Convolvulaceae.
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Habitat
Ruderal places, wasteland, abandoned gardens.
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