Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796) Species
Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 7:26 p.m.
A rather common species in the northern part of Belgium, elsewhere less common.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Anania > Species: Anania crocealis
- Vernacular names
- Gegolfde lichtmot (NL), Le Botys safrané, la Pyrale de la Pulicaire (FR)
- 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 hibernates in an early stage in the turned-down edge of a leaf. Pupation between some leaves of the foodplant spun together.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from early May till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Pulicaria dysenterica and Inula conyza
The larva feeds in the central shoot of Pulicaria dysenterica or Inula conyzae.
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