Catoptria mytilella (Hübner, 1805) Species
Last modified: Nov. 15, 2023, 9:01 a.m.
A very rare xerotherm species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Catoptria > Species: Catoptria mytilella
- Vernacular names
- Booglijnvlakjesmot (NL), Bogenlinien-Graszünsler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Crambus mytilellus H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They are easily disturbed during the day and are active at night and later they come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May towards mid-August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Unknown
The larva is not described yet, as also the earlier stages of development. It is believed they feed on mosses.
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Habitat
A xerotherm species that inhabits lime stone cliffs.
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