Catoptria verellus (Zincken, 1817) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 12:51 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Tribus: Crambini > Genus: Catoptria > Species: Catoptria verellus
- Vernacular names
- Zwartbruine vlakjesmot (NL), Marbled Grass-veneer (EN), Le Crambus enfumé (FR), Marmorierter Graszünsler (DE)
- 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 100 (as C.[rambus] Verellus. Zell.; H.S.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed mainly in June and July and occasionally later, depending on mild weather.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva feeds on mosses growing on the trunks of trees, especially on: Malus, Prunus or Populus.
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Habitat
A common species that can be observed spread across the country.
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