Agriphila geniculea (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 12:48 p.m.
A common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere not so common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Agriphila > Species: Agriphila geniculea
- Vernacular names
- Gepijlde grasmot (NL), Crambus anguleux (FR), Ellbogenstreifiger Graszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agriphila angulatella (Duponchel, 1836)
- 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 23 (as Crambus angulatellus Dup.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Imago 20–25 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva hibernates.
The adults can be disturbed from the vegetation during the day and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of July till the beginning of October. Most abundant in August.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva feeds in a tubular silken tunnel along the stem-bases of several grasses.
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