Seq # 265430010

Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 7:02 p.m.


This species is not seen in Belgium for quite some time, probably extinct.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Chionodes > Species: Chionodes continuella
Vernacular names
Witkoppalpmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Crombrugghe G. 1902a. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères nouvellement observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 46: 57–58. On page 57.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 15–17 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larvae live inside a long silken tunnel among lichens, when disturbed it retraits into a hollow Cladonia stem. Pupation on the ground.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late July towards August.


Observed on

Substrates:
Lichens

The larva feeds on Cladonia.

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Habitat

It inhabits coniferous woods, open moorland and heaths.

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