Diceratura ostrinana (Guenée, 1845) Species
Last modified: Nov. 14, 2023, 4:26 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Diceratura > Species: Diceratura ostrinana
- Vernacular names
- Purpervlerkbladroller (NL)
- Synonyms
- Diceratura purpuratana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1901. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères de la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 100–104. On page 104.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 9–12 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The caterpillar lives in the seed heads from September to early May.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late April towards mid-August in two generations a year. The 2nd generation is regularly more abundant.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Chondrilla juncea and Dipsacus sylvestris
The larva feeds on Dipsacus fullonum. Another plant mentioned in literature is Chondrilla juncea, but this is probably wrong.
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Habitat
It inhabits open areas, pastures, fallow lands, calcareous grasslands.
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