Scythris fuscoaenea (Haworth, 1828) Species
Last modified: Feb. 21, 2022, 11:05 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, hitherto known only from the extreme south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Scythrididae > Genus: Scythris > Species: Scythris fuscoaenea
- Vernacular names
- Koperglansdikkopmot (NL)
- 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 173. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan between: 14 and 16 mm.
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives on the leaves and shoots from a silken gallery along the plant, extending downwards into the vegetation at ground level.
Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon in the ground, close to the larval foodplant.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: June–July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Helianthemum nummularium
Monophagously on: Helianthemum nummularium.
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Habitat
Mainly on chalk and limestone downland.
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