Synaphe punctalis
Seq # 490860010
Endotricha flammealis

Stemmatophora brunnealis (Treitschke, 1829) Species

Last modified: Nov. 2, 2023, 12:30 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a while.
Can be confused with Synaphe punctalis.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Pyralinae > Tribus: Pyralini > Genus: Stemmatophora > Species: Stemmatophora brunnealis
Vernacular names
Wezelkopmot (NL), La Clédéobie brunâtre (FR)
First mention in Belgium
Spronck R. 2000. Actenia brunnealis (Treitschke, 1829), une nouvelle espèce pour la faune belge (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae). — Lambillionea 1000: 210. On page 210.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan c. 22 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva feeds on the lower leaves from a very long white silken tube that reaches down deeply in the soil, between the roots of the host plant, and where it retreats during the day and upon disturbance. Pupation takes place in the silken tube.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from July towards September.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Epilobium, Helianthemum and Globularia

The polyphagous larva lives on herbs like Globularia, Epilobium, Helianthemum etc...

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg