Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: April 17, 2021, 3:56 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Choreutidae > Subfamily: Choreutinae > Genus: Anthophila > Species: Anthophila fabriciana
- Vernacular names
- Brandnetelmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Anthophila oxyacanthella (Linnaeus, 1767) and Anthophila alternalis (Treitschke, 1829)
- 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 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larvae live in a web on the upper surface of the leaves of Urtica and Parietaria. They usually fold the leaf upwards.
Pupation in a thick silken cocoon in or near that web.
The moths are active during the day.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generation per year: from early May till the beginning of July, and from mid August till early October. The autumn generation is less abundant.
