Udea fulvalis (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
A not so common immigrant which can become temporarily established from time to time.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Udeini > Genus: Udea > Species: Udea fulvalis
- Vernacular names
- Zuidelijke kruidenmot (NL), Südlicher Fettzünsler (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 19. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupates in a cocoon amongst leaves of the food plant.
The adults are easily disturbed by day and flie at night when it comes to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from late June till late August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Ballota nigra and Salvia pratensis
- Host plant (genera):
- Nepeta and Lychnis
The larva lives on different species of plants of the family Labatiae like Salvia, Nepeta, Ballota, also recorded on Lychnis and Cornus.
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