Last modified: May 24, 2024, 3:40 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a very long time. Presumably extinct.
Native
Wingspan 9–11 mm. A small Dichrorampha species recognized by the conspicuous, broadly, cream-white rectangular medio-dorsal blotch of the forewing and white basal striae. It also has prominent white costal strigulae and black dots near termen. The male has a costal fold to one half.
Body whitish, head light brown, laterally darkened, prothoracic plate light brown.
The larva bores and feeds in the roots and rootstock of the food plant, with no noticeable effect on plant growth.
It pupates in a cocoon in the ground or on the host plant. It flies in afternoon sunshine and towards dusk and later come to light.
The adults are on the wing during May and June.
The larva lives on Achillea millefolium and Tanacetum vulgare. Whether Leucanthemum vulgare is used as a food plant is still unclear.
It inhabits wasteland, embankments, flowery grasslands, herb-rich roadsides and pastures.
