Seq # 490310080

Acrobasis tumidana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: July 30, 2024, 5:27 p.m.


Rather common in most areas of Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Acrobasis > Species: Acrobasis tumidana
Vernacular names
Rode eikenlichtmot (NL), Eichentriebzünsler (DE)
Synonyms
Acrobasis verrucella (Hübner, 1796) and Acrobasis rubrotibiella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839)
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 105 (as A.[crobasis] Rubrotibiella. Mu. Dup.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives between spun leaves and hibernates.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light or sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly usually from June towards August. When conditions are right, small numbers can be observed until late in October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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