Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 2:51 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, seldom recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Apatetrinae > Tribus: Pexicopiini > Genus: Sitotroga > Species: Sitotroga cerealella
- Vernacular names
- Graanmot (NL), Angoumois grain moth (EN), Getreide-Palpenfalter, Getreidemotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 113–115. On page 114.
- Status
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Naturalised
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 13–15 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
A rather short and stout abdomen with a pale yellowish brown head.
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Bionomics
The larva usually lives in a single grain which is hollowed out.
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Flight periods
Can be observed all year round, including indoors.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.)
It feeds on different types of cultivated, stored cereals and legumes.
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Habitat
It occurs mostly indoors in houses, stores etc...
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