Udea elutalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 15, 2025, 7:18 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Udeini > Genus: Udea > Species: Udea elutalis
- Vernacular names
- Gekartelde kruidenmot (NL), Le Botys pâle (FR)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dodinval A. 1989. Faunistique de Belgique. — Bulletin du Cercle Lépidopteristes de Belgique 18: 36–37. On page 36.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 22–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva lives first in the rootstock of the plant, later in a silken tube on the shoots and leaves.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from June towards August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia vulgaris and Artemisia absinthium
The larva lives on Artemisia, probably also on Senecio and Aegopodium.
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