Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828 Species
Last modified: April 3, 2024, 7:01 a.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Tinea > Species: Tinea semifulvella
- Vernacular names
- Auroramot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Becker L. 1860. Lépidoptères nouvellement découverts en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 116. On page 116 (as Tinea Semifulvella. Haw.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Sometimes the larva makes temporary cases in the early stages or for moulding. Pupation in a subcylindrical cocoon in the nest.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till early October.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Nests of birds and Fur, horse-hair, refuse of animal origin
The larva lives in birds nests, occasionally on dead animals or woollen material in the open.
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