Thiotricha subocellea (Stephens, 1834) Species
Last modified: March 8, 2021, 1:34 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Thiotrichinae > Genus: Thiotricha > Species: Thiotricha subocellea
- Vernacular names
- Kustoogje (NL)
- Synonyms
- Thiotricha internella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E., Sauveur J., Colbeau J. & Peteau A. 1861. Compte rendu d'une excursion entomologique faite aux environs de Dinant et de Rochefort au mois de juillet 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 12–32. On page 25 (as internella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Case
Bionomics
The larva feeds from a portable case on the seeds of his host plant.
Pupates inside the larval case attached to a stem or to debris on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: during July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Mentha aquatica and Origanum vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Thymus
The larva feeds on the seeds of Origanum vulgare or occasonally on Mentha aquatica and Thymus polytrichus.
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