Aproaerema captivella - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Aproaerema anthyllidella

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Aproaerema cinctella

Aproaerema captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Species

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Although this is an easily recognizable species in the genus, it has not been reported from Belgium for a long time. Probably extinct.

Details

Classification: Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anacampsinae > Tribus: Anacampsini > Genus: Aproaerema > Species: Aproaerema captivella
Vernacular names: Grote bandpalpmot (NL)
Synonyms: Aproaerema sarothamnella (Zeller, 1868)
First mention in Belgium: Janmoulle E. 1952c. Notes sur les Microlépidoptères de Belgique. IV. Quelques espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge ou peu connues. — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 28(68): 1–8. On page 6.
Status: Native

First observation for Belgium on 22.vii.1951 at Donderslag (Helchteren).

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 7–8 mm. A small species.

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Head red brown, thoracic segment 1 reddish brown with plate blackish brown, thoracic segment 2 & 3 and abdomen dull reddish white with darker reddish dots organised as longitudinal bands, pinacula tiny, thoracic legs blackish brown (Gregersen & Karsholt 2022).

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