Aglossa pinguinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 20, 2021, 5:54 p.m.
A common and widespread species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Pyralinae > Tribus: Pyralini > Genus: Aglossa > Species: Aglossa pinguinalis
- Vernacular names
- Vetmot (NL)
- 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. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late June till early September. They come to light and sugar.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Dead leaves
The larva lives in a silken gallery on dead and decaying vegetable matter. It pupates in a cocoon in the larval habitation.
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