Depressaria albipunctella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 5, 2021, 10:12 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Depressaria > Species: Depressaria albipunctella
- Vernacular names
- Witstipplatlijfje (NL)
- Synonyms
- Depressaria albipuncta Haworth, 1811 and Depressaria aegopodiella (Hübner, 1825)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 129. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bright green with a thin darker green dorsal line; head capsule yellowish green; prothoracic plate green with a few black dots; pinacula pale green.
Cocoon/pupa
A loosely spun cocoon in the soil or among detritus; pupa brown.
Bionomics
The caterpillar lives in a loose upper-surface silk spinning of a leaflet; the sides of the leaflet are drawn upwards but most of the time not closing into a tube; full-grown in June–July.
The last instar drops to the ground ans spins a loose cocoon in the soil or among detritus in which it pupates.
The adults are active at night and occasionally come to light.
Flight periods
One long generation a year: from early August till late November and after hibernating again from March till May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Daucus carota, Torilis japonica, Anthricus sylvestris and Chaerophyllum temulum
The preferred food plants are: Daucus carota or Torilis japonica. The species has been observed much more rarely on: Anthriscus sylvestris or Chaerophyllum temulum.
Habitat
Open grassland and scrub where the food plants grow, ruderal places.
