Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) Species
Last modified: April 17, 2021, 3:25 p.m.
A fairly common species in the northern part of Belgium, much rarer in the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Epermeniidae > Subfamily: Epermeniinae > Tribus: Epermeniini > Genus: Epermenia > Subgenus: Calotripis > Species: Epermenia chaerophyllella
- Vernacular names
- Mineerborstelmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Epermenia testaceella (Hübner, 1813)
- 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 148.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 12–14 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives in a slight silken web on the underside of a leaf of the food plant, causing the upperside to colour brownish. Often, several larvae occupy the same leaf.
Pupation takes place in an open network cocoon amongst detritus on the ground.
The adults hibernate.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year: from June till August, and again from October till April of the next year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Heracleum sphondylium
- Host plant (genera):
- Pastinaca, Anthriscus and Angelica
The larva lives on Heracleum sphondylium, Pastinaca, Anthriscus or Angelica, a.m.o.
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