Acrobasis advenella (Zincken, 1818) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 11:56 a.m.
A common species scattered all over Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Acrobasis > Species: Acrobasis advenella
- Vernacular names
- Mutsjeslichtmot (NL), Weißdorn-Gespinstzünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1902b. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 481–483. On page 483 (as Rhodophaea advenella Zk.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 18–24 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Pupation in the earth or in leaf-litter.
The adults are active during the night and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from June till the end of September. Depending on weather conditions, the species may fly sooner or later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives in spun flowers and young leaves of Crataegus, or, less often, Sorbus aucuparia.
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