Agriphila inquinatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: April 21, 2024, 10:42 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Agriphila > Species: Agriphila inquinatella
- Vernacular names
- Moerasgrasmot (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 22 (as Crambus inquinatellus Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds from a slight silken gallery on the surface of the ground on the roots and stem-bases of the food plant. The adults fly at dusk and come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of June till September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Festuca ovina
- Host plant (genera):
- Poa
The larva feeds Festuca ovina, Poa spp., or other grasses.
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