Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 15, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium, sometimes very abundant.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Crambinae > Genus: Chrysoteuchia > Species: Chrysoteuchia culmella
- Vernacular names
- Gewone grasmot (NL), Garden Grass-Veneer (EN), Crambus des jardins (FR), Rispengraszünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Chrysoteuchia cespitella (Hübner, 1796) and Chrysoteuchia hortuella (Hübner, 1796)
- 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 (as Crambus hortuellus H.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives at the stem-bases of grasses, without making a silken gallery. Pupation in a cocoon on or under the surface of the ground, in which the larva has overwintered.
The adults are easily disturbed by day and come readily to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May till the end of August, occasionally later.
