Seq # 265330040

Aristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839) Species

Last modified: March 8, 2021, 1:50 p.m.


Fairly common in the Kempen area, especially in heathland habitats, elsewhere in Belgium a rather rare appearance.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Aristotelia > Species: Aristotelia ericinella
Vernacular names
Heidepistoolmot (NL)
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 137.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives in a silken tube amongst the shoots of the food plant.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in July and August.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Calluna

The larva lives on Calluna.


Habitat