Dichomeris derasella
Seq # 265130030
Dichomeris marginella

Dichomeris limosellus (Schläger, 1849) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

A very rare species in the south of Belgium, hitherto not often recorded.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Dichomeridinae > Genus: Dichomeris > Species: Dichomeris limosellus
Vernacular names
Roetkinmot (NL)
Synonyms
Dichomeris deflectivellus (Reutti, 1853)
First mention in Belgium
Anonymous 1901. Varia. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 1: 36, 44, 48, 55, 60. On page 36.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 21–24 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Head and prothoracic plate shiny black; thoracic legs black; abdomen greenish black to black, with incomplete whitish lines; anal plate orange-brown, edged with black and white; pinacula large, black, edged white (Gregersen & Karsholt 2022).

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Bionomics

The larva lives inside folded leaves on the host plant.
The adults are active during morning hours and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from May towards September in two generations a year.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Fragaria vesca, Medicago sativa and Trifolium pratense
Host plant (genera):
Lotus and Trifolium

The larva feeds on Fabaceae like Trifolium pratense, Medicago sativa. Also found on Fragaria vesca and Scabiosa.

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Habitat

It occurs on dry meadows on limestone, rough ground etc...

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg