Scoparia pyralella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:47 p.m.
A not so common but widespread species in Belgium. Many errors happen with identification with fresh Scoparia ambigualis, Scoparia basistrigalis and Scoparia subfusca.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Scoparia > Species: Scoparia pyralella
- Vernacular names
- Oranje granietmot (NL), Wiesen-Mooszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Scoparia arundinata (Thunberg, 1792) and Scoparia dubitalis (Hübner, 1796)
- 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 dubitalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a slight web. The adults are active at dusk.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from early May till early August, but mainly during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea and Plantago lanceolata
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves and Low-growing plants
The larva feeds on decaying vegetable matter of various low-growing plants. It probably lives also on the roots of Senecio jacobaea and other plants as Plantago lancealata.
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