Dichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794) Species
Last modified: May 1, 2022, 11:03 a.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)
- 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
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives between spun leaves on the food plant.
Pupation takes places amongst detritus on the ground.
The adults come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly in May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Carpinus betulus
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula and Salix
The larva lives on Carpinus, Betula, Tilia or Salix.
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