Seq # 490820010

Aglossa caprealis (Hübner, 1809) Species

Last modified: Nov. 2, 2023, 10:37 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 cuprealis). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan c. 25 mm.

Museum specimens

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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.

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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.

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