Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833) Species
Last modified: Feb. 24, 2023, 1:34 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 (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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The first generation larva lives on Armeria maritima and infrequently on Limonium vulgare 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.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid May to late June and again during July and August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Armeria maritima and Limonium vulgare
The larva lives mainly on Armeria maritima and infrequently on Limonium vulgare.
Habitat
