Seq # 270220010

Perittia farinella (Thunberg, 1794) Species

Last modified: Oct. 2, 2021, 4:58 p.m.


Not seen in Belgium for quite some time, probably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Elachistidae > Subfamily: Elachistinae > Genus: Perittia > Species: Perittia farinella
Vernacular names
Grasgeestje (NL)
Synonyms
Perittia subargentella Dattin, 1932
First mention in Belgium
Dufrane A. 1943. Microlépidoptères de la faune belge, (3e note). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 19(31): 1–8. On page 6.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

A completely white little moth with diagnostic grey hindwings with a whitish wipe from the wing base towards the middle.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

Adults are on the wing from late May towards July.


Observed on

Substrates:
Unknown
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