Seq # 245010010

Alabonia geoffrella (Linnaeus, 1767) Species

Last modified: March 4, 2021, 3:02 p.m.


A rather rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the south and the eastern part of our country.


Details

Classification
Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Genus: Alabonia > Species: Alabonia geoffrella
Vernacular names
Trompetmotje (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 25 (as geoffroyella). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

Whitish, head capsule light brown, prothoracic plate yellowish brown.

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Cocoon/pupa

Cocoon yellowish white, often containing small pieces of wood.

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Bionomics

The species hibernates in the larval stage.
Pupation in a yellowish white cocoon in the larval feeding place.
The adults are active during the early morning hours, especially on sunny days, when they are assembling to females.

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Flight periods

One generation a year: from May till the end of June.


Observed on

Substrates:
Dead wood

The larva lives on decaying wood, like Corylus avellana or Salix spp.

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Habitat

Rather xerotherm forests with a lot of open space and fallen tree trunks.

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