Assara terebrella (Zincken, 1818) Species
Last modified: Oct. 27, 2023, 5:18 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Assara > Species: Assara terebrella
- Vernacular names
- Fijnsparkegelmot (NL), Dunkler Fichten-Zünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Janmoulle E. 1946b. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 46: 121–123. On page 121.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a cone on a conifer, inhibiting its development and causing it to fall prematurely. The larva lives probably two years. Pupation in the cone.
The adults fly at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from onwards from May till mid-September, occasionally later.
