Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 3:56 p.m.
An uncommon species in Belgium. Easily confused with other members of the genus.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Stenoptilia > Species: Stenoptilia pterodactyla
- Vernacular names
- Ereprijsvedermot (NL), le Ptérophore ptérodactyle (FR)
- Synonyms
- Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813) and Stenoptilia paludicola (Wallengren, 1862)
- 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 25. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–26 mm.
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Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The caterpillar lives at first in the stem of a terminal shoot of the food plant, killing the tip, then hibernates in the stem. It continues feeding on the flowers during spring.
Pupation on the food plant or nearby foliage.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from mid-June till mid-August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Veronica chamaedrys
Monophagous on Veronica chamaedrys.
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Habitat
Wet meadows, forest margins, marshes, shady slopes.
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