Seq # 300010050

Scythris ericivorella (Ragonot, 1880) Species

Last modified: April 7, 2021, 12:11 p.m.


A very rare species in Belgium, probably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Scythrididae > Genus: Scythris > Species: Scythris ericivorella
Vernacular names
Heidedikkopmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1913a. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge non mentionnés dans le catalogue raisonné De Crombrugghe. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 57: 101–107. On page 104.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 9 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

On the wing in May and June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Erica cinerea and Erica tetralix

On Erica sp.

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