Thisanotia chrysonuchella (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 5:36 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen and in limestone areas in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Thisanotia > Species: Thisanotia chrysonuchella
- Vernacular names
- Duingrasmot (NL), Schafschwingel-Zünsler (DE)
- 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 22 (as Crambus chrysonnehellus [sic] Scop.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken tube at the stem-bases of the food plant. The larva hibernates. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the larval tube.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from the first decade of May till the end of June, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Festuca ovina
- Host plant (genera):
- Poa
The larva feeds on several grasses, especially on Festuca ovina, or Poa spp.
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