Teleiodes vulgella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 3, 2024, 10:26 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Litini > Genus: Teleiodes > Species: Teleiodes vulgella
- Vernacular names
- Gammapalpmot (NL), Raue Palpenmotte (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 136.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves of the food plant, making a brownish blotch on the surface.
Pupation takes place in the larval spinnings, or in a flimsy cocoon on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been seen from early May towards mid-October with a peak during July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives on Crataegus or Prunus spinosa. It has also been recorded from Juniperus, Sorbus or Cotoneaster horizontalis.
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