Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: Dec. 2, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
A rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Litini > Genus: Carpatolechia > Species: Carpatolechia fugitivella
- Vernacular names
- Streepsmalpalpmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1863. Addenda au catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 87–93. On page 91 (as Gelechia fugitivella Z.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves and shoots of the food plant.
It hibernates as a small larva and pupates later in a white cocoon in the bark.
The adults come frequently to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been seen from mid-May to mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Ulmus
The larva lives between spun leaves and shoots of mainly Ulmus, but other deciduous trees like Quercus, Corylus, Prunus avium, Acer, Tilia, Fraxinus and Pyracantha coccinea are also taken as food plant.
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