Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Nov. 28, 2024, 11:38 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium. It can become a pest in greenhouses or gardens where Allium is cultivated.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Glyphipterigidae > Subfamily: Acrolepiinae > Genus: Acrolepiopsis > Species: Acrolepiopsis assectella
- Vernacular names
- Preimot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Acrolepiopsis vigeliella (Duponchel, 1842) and Acrolepiopsis betulella sensu Sauveur & Fologne, 1863, nec (Curtis, 1850)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 132.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in, on, or between the host plant leaves.
Pupation takes place in an open network cocoon in a leaf, attached to the foodplant or to detritus on the ground.
The adults hibernate in sheltered places.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year in July and August and from October till May of the following year.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Allium
Different species of Allium, especially the cultivated varieties.
