Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: April 16, 2021, 10:22 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Marasmarcha > Species: Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
- Vernacular names
- Stalkruidvedermot (NL), Hauhechel-Federmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Marasmarcha phaeodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
- 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 25 (as phaeodactylus). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 18–22 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva feeds on the flowers and shoots.
Pupation along a shoot or on a leaf of the food plant.
The adults are active at dusk and night and come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from June to August.
Habitat
Ruderal places, dry meadows, along roadsides.
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