Acompsia cinerella (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: March 8, 2021, 12:50 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium with most observations in the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Dichomeridinae > Genus: Acompsia > Subgenus: Acompsia > Species: Acompsia cinerella
- Vernacular names
- Fluweelpalpmot (NL)
- 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 24.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The adults come occasionally to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from June till beginning of August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva feeds in moss at the base of a tree. It probably also feeds on moss growing on the ground.
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