Scoparia ambigualis (Treitschke, 1829) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 6:46 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Scoparia > Species: Scoparia ambigualis
- Vernacular names
- Vroege granietmot (NL), Eichen-Mooszünsler (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 20. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late April till the end of August, with a peak in June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Valeriana officinalis
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva lives on mosses and on herbaceous seed plants. It has also been recorded on Valeriana officinalis.
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