Catoptria permutatellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) Species
Last modified: Nov. 15, 2023, 9:07 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium, especially in the Kempen and the southern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Catoptria > Species: Catoptria permutatellus
- Vernacular names
- Brede vlakjesmot (NL), Crambus permuté (FR), Bergwald-Mooszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Catoptria conchella sensu auct. and Catoptria myella sensu auct.
- 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 conchellus Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
They are active at dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till August. Most specimens have been observed during June/July.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva lives on different species of mosses, especially in pine forests.
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