Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Aristotelia > Species: Aristotelia brizella
- Vernacular names
- Kwelderpistoolmot (NL), Thrift Neb, Thrift Elder (EN), Grasnelken-Palpenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1955a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 55: 3–4, 53–54, 82. On page 54.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 8–12 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Head ochreous prothoracic plate black; abdomen wide, olive with green dorsal line (Gregersen & Karsholt 2022).
Bionomics
The first generation larva lives on the host plant in a silken tube in a seedhead feeding on the unripe seeds, the second generation occurs in dead dry seedheads. Pupates in a slight cocoon in the seed heads.
The adults are active at sunrise and in the evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from early May to late June and again during July till late September in two generations a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Armeria maritima and Limonium vulgare
The larva lives mainly on Armeria maritima and infrequently on Limonium vulgare.
Habitat
it inhabits coastal places, dry meadows, waste ground, abandoned zinc mines and occasionally gardens.
