Sitochroa palealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 14, 2021, 2:22 p.m.
A fairly common immigrant throughout Belgium, which can establish itself temporarily for a certain period. Numbers can vary from year to year.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Sitochroa > Species: Sitochroa palealis
- Vernacular names
- Bruidsmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Sitochroa selenalis (Hübner, 1819)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults have mainly been observed in June and July. They fly at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Heracleum sphondylium
- Host plant (genera):
- Daucus, Pastinaca and Foeniculum
The larva feed on the flowers and the seeds of Daucus, Pastinaca, Heracleum sphondylium or Foeniculum. It spins the flowers together and hibernates, sometimes two years, in that spinning. Pupation takes place in a tough silken cocoon in the earth.
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