Crassa unitella (Hübner, 1796) Species
Last modified: Nov. 8, 2024, 10:14 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Genus: Crassa > Species: Crassa unitella
- Vernacular names
- Zwamboorder (NL), Gemeine Obstbaum-Faulholzmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Crassa arietella (Zeller, 1839)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 124 (as OE.[cophora] Arietella. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Brownish to dark brown; head capsule chestnut-brown, prothoracic plate dark brown, abdominal segment chestnut-brown; thoracic legs brown.
Bionomics
The species hibernates in the larval stage.
Pupation in a slight silken cocoon in the larval feeding place during May–June.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till the end of August.
Habitat
Different kinds of forests, bushes, parks, orchards.
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