Aroga velocella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:57 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium. More rare in the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Aroga > Species: Aroga velocella
- Vernacular names
- Zuringpalpmot (NL), Gestreifte Palpenmotte (DE)
- 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 131.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–18 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The larva lives in a loosely silken tube covered with grains of earth and sand low at the base of the stems of the foodplant or in the upper part of the root, eating the lower leaves. The tubes partly go into the earth. Pupation within the tube, often below ground level. Overwinters as a larva.
The moths fly in afternoon sunshine and also after dark, later they come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been seen usually from April onwards till late September in two generations a year.
Habitat
It inhabits dry and sandy places, rough ground, heathland; Also found in moorland.
