Commophila aeneana (Hübner, 1800) Species
Last modified: Nov. 14, 2023, 2:58 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium. Hitherto only known from the southern provinces.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Commophila > Species: Commophila aeneana
- Vernacular names
- Koningsmantelmot (NL), Orange Conch (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Collart A. 1939a. Assemblée mensuelle du 1er juillet 1939. — Bulletin et Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 39: 271–272. On page 272.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 13–17 mm. A brightly attractive coloured moth with golden-yellow forewings with metallic blue markings.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives in the roots and stems on the ffod plant. The species hibernates as a larva. The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year, onwards from late May towards late June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Senecio jacobaea and Jacobaea erucifolia
The larva lives mainly on Senecio jacobaea, also on S. paludosus, Picris hieracioides and Jacobaea erucifolia.
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Habitat
It occurs on waste ground.
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