Aethes margaritana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: March 6, 2021, 6:53 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Aethes > Species: Aethes margaritana
- Vernacular names
- Roestbandsmalsnuitje (NL)
- Synonyms
- Aethes dipoltella (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1896b. Assemblée mensuelle du 3 octobre 1896. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 40: 427. On page 427.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year; during May and June and again onwards from July till August. They are active at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Achillea millefolium, Matricaria recutita and Leucanthemum vulgare
The larva lives in the flowers and seeds of Chrysanthemum, Tanacetum, Achillea, Matricaria etc... It hibernates and pupates in the larval habitation during the next spring.
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