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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

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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