Pyrausta aurata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Sept. 26, 2024, 6:54 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Pyrausta > Species: Pyrausta aurata
- Vernacular names
- Muntvlindertje, Muntvlinder (NL), Mint Moth, Small Purple and Gold (EN), Pyrauste de la menthe (FR), Goldzünsler, Purpurzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pyrausta punicealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 20 (as Pyrausta punicealis Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
When young, the larvae live on the under surface of a leaf, later they change to the flowers where they spin a web. The larvae of the autumn generation hibernate in their cocoons.
They fly in sunshine and after dark come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till the end of June and from mid-July till early October, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Origanum, Mentha, Calamintha, Nepeta and Salvia
The larvae live on Nepeta, Origanum, Mentha, Salvia or Calamintha.
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