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Selagia spadicella (Hübner, 1796) Species

Last modified: Jan. 27, 2022, 12:53 p.m.


A very local and very rare species in Belgium, only observed in two southern provinces.


Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Selagia > Species: Selagia spadicella
Vernacular names
Rode heidelichtmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1902b. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 481–483. On page 483.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Flight periods

The adults fly from July till well in September. They are active at dusk and later come to light.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Calluna

The larvae live on Calluna and Teucrium.

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