Seq # 490650010

Salebriopsis albicilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849) Species

Last modified: July 16, 2024, 6:06 p.m.


A local and rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Salebriopsis > Species: Salebriopsis albicilla
Vernacular names
Geelkoplichtmot (NL), Lime Knot-horn (EN), Phycide du tilleul (FR), Weißköpfiger Lindenzünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1944. Comment reconnaître le sexe des lépidoptères ? — Naturalistes Belges 1944(6–8): 78. On page 78.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan c. 20 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Cocoon/pupa

The larvae live in leaf rolls on the food plant. Hibernation as pupa in a cocoon in the soil. The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from mid-May towards mid-September with a peak during June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Tilia cordata

The larva lives mainly on Tilia cordata, Salix and probably also on Alnus and Corylus.

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