Seq # 350010010

Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767) Species

Last modified: Aug. 31, 2023, 3:09 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

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


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.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Urtica and Parietaria

Urtica and Parietaria.

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