Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850) Species
Last modified: Feb. 27, 2024, 11:09 a.m.
A not so common species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Scrobipalpa > Species: Scrobipalpa acuminatella
- Vernacular names
- Distelzandvleugeltje (NL), Common Thistle Miner, Pointed Groundling (EN), Kratzdistel-Palpenmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1862c. Notes sur quelques lépidoptères observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 6: 170–176. On page 172.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–16 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives in blotch mines along the midrib where it reposes and where frass is deposited, the fresh parts of the mine are light green, later becoming brownish. The larve changes mines several times and spins a cocoon on the ground where it pupates. The pupa of the second generation hibernates.
The adults become active before sunset and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from April till June and again from July towards September. The species is also found irregularly in other months
Observed on
The larva lives on various species of thistles mainly on Carduus and Cirsium like Cirsium acaule, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium palustre, Cirsium oleraceum, Cirsium heterophyllum, Carduus nutans and also on Serratula tinctoria, Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea jacea
Habitat
It inhabits field edges, pastures, meadows, rough grounds etc...
