Pyrausta despicata (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 2:51 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Pyrausta > Species: Pyrausta despicata
- Vernacular names
- Weegbreemot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Pyrausta caespitalis (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 cespitalis Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae live gregariously in silken galleries close to the base of a leaf, feeding nocturnally on the underside of the leaves. They pupate in a tough whitish cocoon in the soil.
They are active in the sunshine and at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two difficult to separate generations a year onwards from mid-April towards late October, with most observations during June and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Plantago lanceolata and Plantago major
The larvae live on Plantago lanceolatum or Plantago major.
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