Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 5:36 p.m.
A rare species and is observed in many areas in Belgium, less common in the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Dichomeridinae > Genus: Dichomeris > Species: Dichomeris marginella
- Vernacular names
- Jeneverbesmot (NL), Juniper Webber (EN), Gestreifter Wacholder-Palpenfalter, Wacholdergespinstmotte (DE)
- Synonyms
- Dichomeris clarella (Treitschke, 1833)
- 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 120.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–17 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The young larva mines one or two needles and later the larva lives free in spun galleries among leaves and twigs on the host plant, and hibernates in the larval habitation and pupates there later.
The adults rest in Juniperus bushes during daytime and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from mid-May till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Juniperus
The larva lives on Juniperus, including garden cultivars.
Habitat
In suitable localities where the food plant occurs like chalk or limestone areas and suburban gardens and parks.
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