Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Oct. 26, 2023, 3:05 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Cryptoblabini > Genus: Cryptoblabes > Species: Cryptoblabes bistriga
- Vernacular names
- Boslichtmot (NL), Rötlicher Birkenschmalzünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Sauveur J. 1863. Notes entomologiques. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 7: 75–85. On page 84.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva lives in a folded leaf on the food plant. It eats out holes between the veins. Pupation in detritus on the ground. The adults fly at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from May towards September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva feeds on Quercus species or, less often on Alnus glutinosa.
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