Agonopterix astrantiae
Seq # 250110050
Agonopterix capreolella

Agonopterix atomella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 1:28 p.m.

A few recordings in the 19th century and than no sightings anymore till 2021, when the species was found again in NA.

Details

Classification
Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix atomella
Vernacular names
Heidebremkaartmot (NL), Greenweed Flat-body (EN)
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. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Caterpillar

Green with dorsal and dorso-lateral lines darker; head and thoracic plate pale brown; pinacula black.

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Bionomics

The larva spins some leaves into a tube along the stem or in spun shoots.
Pupation among detritus.
Adults are rarely observed. They are active at night and hardly come to light.

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Flight periods

One generation a year: May–August.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Genista tinctoria, Genista anglica and Genista pilosa

Oligophagous on Genista species.

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Habitat

Rough, grassy places where the foodplant grows.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg