Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2021, 11:18 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Ramapesiini > Genus: Epagoge > Species: Epagoge grotiana
- Vernacular names
- Schemerbladroller (NL)
- 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 20.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 14–17,5 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives on the leaves of the food plant. It overwinters in a narrow fold of a leaf.
Pupation takes place in a spinning in or near the larval habitation.
The adults are active at dusk and at dawn, and sometimes come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of June till the beginning of August.
