Borkhausenia minutella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 28, 2024, 1:35 p.m.
A fairly common and widespread species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Genus: Borkhausenia > Species: Borkhausenia minutella
- Vernacular names
- Schuursikkelmot (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 123. view page
- Status
-
Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Dull whitish, head capsule pale brown, prothoracic plate very light brown
No pictures yet!
Bionomics
The species hibernates in the larval stage. It feeds from July to March.
Pupation during March–April in the larval feeding place.
The adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
One generation a year in May and June.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.) and Nests of birds
The larva lives on different seeds and dry vegetable matter but the species has been bred from birds' nests as well.
No pictures yet!
Habitat
Very varying habitats like woodlands, fields, and marshes, but also barns, houses, grain stores, and mills.
No pictures yet!
