Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809) Species
Last modified: Nov. 8, 2024, 9:35 a.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, mainly recorded from the northern provinces. It is a synanthropic species occurring worldwide.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Pyralinae > Tribus: Pyralini > Genus: Aglossa > Species: Aglossa caprealis
- Vernacular names
- Bliksemlichtmot (NL), Small Tabby (EN), Braunflecken-Zünsler (DE)
- 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 19 (as Aglossa cuprealis Hb.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan c. 25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken gallery, hibernates, sometimes for two winters before pupating. It pupates in a cocoon in the larval habitation. The adults are most often encountered resting on the walls inside barns and similar buildings, later they come to light and sugar.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from May till September with a peak during July. Indoors the moth can be observed all year round.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves
The larva lives on dead and decaying vegetable and animal matter, and it is sometimes used in forensic medicine and criminology.
