Epermenia illigerella (Hübner, [1813]) Species
Last modified: Nov. 1, 2025, 12:14 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium. Discovered again in LX in 2012 after a long period without observations.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Epermeniidae > Subfamily: Epermeniinae > Tribus: Epermeniini > Genus: Epermenia > Subgenus: Calotripis > Species: Epermenia illigerella
- Vernacular names
- Oranje borstelmot (NL), Giersch-Zahnflügelfalter (DE)
- 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 12–15 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The moths are on the wing in June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Angelica and Aegodopium
They live only on Aegopodium podagraria.
No pictures yet!
