Acrobasis repandana (Fabricius, 1798) Species
Last modified: July 30, 2024, 5:21 p.m.
A rather common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Acrobasis > Species: Acrobasis repandana
- Vernacular names
- Oranje eikenlichtmot (NL), Gebänderter Zünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Acrobasis tumidella (Zincken, 1818) and Acrobasis zelleri Ragonot, 1885
- 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 23 (as Phycis tumidella Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 20–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves on the food plant. The adults are active at dusk and later come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually from June till early September.
