Acrobasis advenella (Zincken, 1818) Species
Last modified: Jan. 20, 2021, 5:08 p.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)
- 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of June till the end of August. They are active during the night and come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Crataegus
The larva lives in spun flowers and young leaves of Crataegus, or, less often, Sorbus aucuparia. Pupation in the earth or in leaf-litter.
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