Endothenia marginana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022, 5:29 p.m.
A widespread and not so common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Endotheniini > Genus: Endothenia > Species: Endothenia marginana
- Vernacular names
- Scherpe kuifbladroller (NL), Hohlzahnblüten-Stängelwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 107.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 11-16 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken galery and feeds in the seedheads of their food plants. It hibernates in the seed capsule.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Dipsacus fullonum and Succisa pratensis
- Host plant (genera):
- Pedicularis, Betonica, Galeopsis and Rhinanthus
The larva feeds on: Dipsacus fullonum, Succisa pratensis, Galeopsis, Pedicularis, Rhinanthus, Plantago lanceolata, Betonica officinalis etc.
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