Dichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 5:38 p.m.
A local and very rare species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Dichomeridinae > Genus: Dichomeris > Species: Dichomeris ustalella
- Vernacular names
- Roestkleurige palpmot (NL), Rostfarbene Palpenmotte (DE)
- 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 121 (as P. ustulellus F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 20–22 mm.
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The adults can be seen in the morning sitting on the leaves on the host plant, when disturbed, it immediately falls to the ground. Later they come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early May till mid-July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carpinus betulus
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Salix
The larva lives mainly on Tilia. Other plants recorded are Acer campestre, Carpinus, Betula, Corylus, Fagus and Salix.
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Habitat
It occurs in mixed forests.
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