Agonopterix alstromeriana (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Sept. 9, 2024, 9:27 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix alstromeriana
- Vernacular names
- Blauwvlekkaartmot (NL), Weißer Plattleibfalter (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 24 (as Haemilis alstroemerella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bright green with darker dorsal and dorso-lateral lines, head yellowish green with some black dots on each side, prothoracic plate green, pinacula black.
Bionomics
The caterpillar feeds in leaflets rolled upwards into tubes, later sometimes among fruits and flowers.
It pupates amongst detritius or in the earth in the vicinity of the foodplant.
The species hibernates in the adult stage. The adults look for shelter in dense cover, outhouses, etc. They are mainly active during the night and occasionally come to light.
Flight periods
One generation a year: from late July, hibernating till May of the next year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Conium maculatum
Monophagous on Conium maculatum.
Habitat
Roadsides, waste ground, ruderal places, marshes and riversides.
