Aethes piercei Obraztsov, 1952 Species
Last modified: Nov. 13, 2023, 12:35 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from 2 provinces.
A species of damp habitats.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Aethes > Species: Aethes piercei
- Vernacular names
- Schijnbeemdkroonsmalsnuitje (NL), Devil’s-bit Conch (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 1981. Aethes piercei Obraztsov, een nieuwe soort voor de Belgische fauna (Lep., Cochylidae). — Phegea 9: 52–54. On page 52. view page
- Status
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Native
First observation for Belgium in 1980 at Ansart (LX), identification via gen. det.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–24 mm. Some authors considered this species to be an ecotype of Aethes hartmanniana, and it is indeed very closely related, and identification is usually necessary via the genitals.
Size and habitat details essential for species identification.
Aethes piercei is larger and generally darker in colour, and the raised silvery whitish spots on the forewing are only very rarely connected to form transverse bands, and not as often as Aethes hartmanniana.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae feed in the roots of the food plant. Adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from early May towards late June, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Succisa pratensis
The larvae feed on Succisa pratensis.
Habitat
It inhabits damp meadows, swamps, low moors, damp forests where the food plant grows.
