Agriphila tristella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 14, 2023, 3:01 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium, sometimes in large numbers.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Agriphila > Species: Agriphila tristella
- Vernacular names
- Variabele grasmot (NL), Crambus des tiges (FR), Gestreifter Graszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agriphila aquilella (Hübner, 1796)
- 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 aquilellus H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds in a vertical silken gallery, not reaching the ground, along the lower part of a stem. The larva hibernates. Pupation in a silken frass-covered cocoon.
The adults are easily disturbed by day and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of July till mid-September, occasionally later. Most abundant in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Poa
The larva feeds on Deschampsia cespitosa, Poa spp. or other grasses.
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