Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 14, 2023, 2:13 p.m.
A local and rare species in Belgium, known from some scattered observations spread all over the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pterophoridae > Subfamily: Pterophorinae > Genus: Cnaemidophorus > Species: Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
- Vernacular names
- Rozenvedermot (NL)
- 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 25. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 18–26 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
In the autumn, the larva bores into the soft part of a stem.
After hibernation if feeds on the flower-buds and the shoots, spinning a leaf to a bud.
It pupates on the food plant close to the larval feeding place, under a few strands of silk.
The adults are active both at daytime and at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from late June till the beginning August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Rosa canina
The larva feeds mainly on Rosa canina but it has also been recorded from other Rosa species.
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