Argyresthia retinella
Seq # 210010140
Argyresthia semitestacella

Argyresthia semifusca (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 6:53 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium. Probably overlooked due to it resemblance with other Argyresthia species, especially with Argyresthia spinosella, Argyresthia conjugella and Argyresthia glaucinella.

Details

Classification
Family: Argyresthiidae > Genus: Argyresthia > Subgenus: Argyresthia > Species: Argyresthia semifusca
Vernacular names
Okerbruine pedaalmot (NL)
Synonyms
Argyresthia spiniella (Zeller, 1839)
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 139.
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

The larva inhabits the young shoots of the food plant.
They come to light.

No pictures yet!

Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year: from late June early September.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus aria
Host plant (genera):
Crataegus

The larva lives on Sorbus aucuparia or Crataegus.

No pictures yet!
Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1788 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1789 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1964 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 207 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2214 Namur
  • 2137 Liège
  • 2217 Luxembourg