Rhopobota ustomaculana (Curtis, 1831) Species
Last modified: Feb. 12, 2020, 12:46 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium, only known from the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Rhopobota > Species: Rhopobota ustomaculana
- Vernacular names
- Prachtbosbesbladroller (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1913a. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge non mentionnés dans le catalogue raisonné De Crombrugghe. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 101–107. On page 103.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year and have been observed during June and July. They are active during sunny afternoons towards dusk and later come sparsely to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Vaccinium vitis-idaea
The larva lives between spun leaves of Vaccinium vitis-idaea and V. myrtillus. Hibernates in the larval stage and pupates in a cocoon in the larval habitation.
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