Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: April 7, 2021, 5:19 p.m.
A fairly common species in Belgium, known from all provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Amblyptilia > Species: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
- Vernacular names
- Scherphoekvedermot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 159 (as acanthodacylus). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 17–23 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The larva feeds on the young leaves, flowers and the unripe seeds of its food plant.
Pupation on a flower-stalk, amongst the flowers or seeds, resembling a dead flower.
This species hibernates in the adult stage. The adults are active at dusk and night and come readily to light.
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Flight periods
Two generations a year: June–August and again from October, after hibernation in April–May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Calluna vulgaris, Ononis repens, Ononis natrix, Ononis spinosa, Erica tetralix, Geranium robertianum, Vaccinium oxycoccus and Calamintha nepeta
- Host plant (genera):
- Mentha, Salvia, Euphrasia, Chenopodium and Carlina
Polyphagous on a great variety of herbs, mainly Fabaceae and Lamiaceae.
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