Depressaria emeritella Stainton, 1849 Species
Last modified: March 23, 2024, 10 a.m.
Very rarely observed in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Depressaria > Species: Depressaria emeritella
- Vernacular names
- Witrugplatlijfje (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Van Daele E. & Pelerents C. 1969. Synthèse des observations effectuées pendant quatre années sur les lépidoptères nocturnes de la région horticole gantoise. — Mededelingen Rijksfaculteit Landbouwwetenschappen Gent 34: 31–56. On page 58.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
A large species. Forewing ground colour dark brown, a white discal spot and a short whitish longitudinal streak before it. Some dark brown, blackish lines especially in the apical area.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Green with dark green dorsal and subdorsal lines; head capsule yellowish green; prothoracic plate green with small black dots.
Cocoon/pupa
A loose silken spinning.
Bionomics
The exact oviposition plates is unknown but likely to happen in April–May.
The caterpillar spins a leaf together into a roll or tube in June–July.
The full-grown larva drops to the ground and constructs a loose silken spinning in the soil or among detritus in whiuch it pupates.
The species hibernates in the adult stage, hiding in sheltered places. Adults are rarely seen.
Flight periods
One generation a year: August–September and reappearing after hibernation in April–May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Tanacetum vulgare
The species is monophagous on Tanacetum vulgare.
Habitat
Open places in woodlands, ruderal places on sandy soil where the foodplant grows.
