Celypha striana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 4, 2024, 1:28 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Celypha > Species: Celypha striana
- Vernacular names
- Paardenbloembladroller (NL), Barred Marble (EN), Löwenzahn-Wurzelwickler (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 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–22 mm. Forewing ground colour pale brown or reddish brown mixed with pale grey with a strongly developed median fascia on the forewing.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives first on the surface of the roots and later inside the roots of the food plant. The larva hibernates. It pupates in a cocoon in or near the roots.<brThe males fly by day active in sunshine. Both sexes are active from dusk onwards and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late April till late September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Taraxacum
The larva lives on Taraxacum. So far known, this appears to be the only known caterpillar food plant of this moth species.
Habitat
It inhabits open grassy areas.
