Seq # 500910010

Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) Species

Last modified: Oct. 25, 2023, 6:22 p.m.


A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, much rarer in the south.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Schoenobiinae > Genus: Donacaula > Species: Donacaula forficella
Vernacular names
Liesgrassnuitmot (NL), Tastermotte (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Mine

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Bionomics

The larva lives in young shoots, which it rolls together on the ffod plant. It pupates in the larval habitation in a tough cocoon.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from late May till September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Glyceria maxima
Host plant (genera):
Phragmites and Carex

The larva lives on Glyceria maxima, Phragmites or several Carex species.

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Habitat

It lives in fens, marshes and ditches.

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