Agonopterix assimilella (Treitschke, 1832) Species
Last modified: Nov. 28, 2024, 2:23 p.m.
A rare species in most areas of Belgium, though widespread all over the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix assimilella
- Vernacular names
- Gele bremkaartmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 128 (as D.[epressaria] Assimilella. Tr.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Mine
Bionomics
The young larva mines a fresh twig of the foodplant and later it lives between spun twigs.
It hibernates as a young larva in the twig.
Adults hide during the day and they are rarely seen on light.
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Flight periods
One or two indistinct generations a year from March till September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cytisus scoparius
Monophagous on Cytisus scoparius, though it has been occasionally recorded from Genista as well.
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Habitat
Open, sandy areas.
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