Seq # 500510010

Cholius luteolaris (Scopoli, 1772) Species

Last modified: Oct. 27, 2025, 3:33 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from old records in NA. Presumably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Cholius > Species: Cholius luteolaris
Vernacular names
Geelmot (NL)
Synonyms
Cholius ochrealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E., Sauveur J., Colbeau J. & Peteau A. 1861. Compte rendu d'une excursion entomologique faite aux environs de Dinant et de Rochefort au mois de juillet 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 12–32. On page 31.
Status

Native

There are 3 specimens in the RBINS of De Crombrugghe, but without location or date.


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Substrates:
Unknown
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