Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Oct. 19, 2023, 1:22 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Agroterini > Genus: Agrotera > Species: Agrotera nemoralis
- Vernacular names
- Haagbeukmot (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 19. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva, when young, lives in a slight web on the underside of a leaf. Later, it spins two leaves together. It overwinters in a cocoon spun in a partially cut and folded section of a leaf. Pupation takes place in the cocoon which falls from the tree in winter.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usuallyfrom May till July with most observations during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carpinus betulus
The larva lives on Carpinus betulus. The species has also been observed on Betula and Castanea.
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