Seq # 362640160

Epinotia pygmaeana (Hübner, 1799) Species

Last modified: Dec. 1, 2023, 10:12 a.m.


A very rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Epinotia > Species: Epinotia pygmaeana
Vernacular names
Witvleugeloogbladroller (NL), Dingy Spruce Bell, Dingy Spruce Tortrix (EN), Kleiner Fichtennadelmarkwickler (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 21.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 12–14 mm. In the genus Epinotia the only species whose males have combed (double-bristled) antennae. It has a dark marked basal patch on the forewing, the dorsal patch may be pale and may be contiguous with the costal half of the wing post basal patch. It has a noticeable whitish patch on the inner area of the hindwing.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Caterpillar

Body light green, head light brown or black, nape greenish or yellowish, also dark brown, sometimes with an indistinct dark spot on the side, the anal valve is poorly distinguished.

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Mine

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Bionomics

Groups of young needles are completely mined out by the young larvae. Between the needles only a few strands of silk (often also bud scales are trapped in the silk). Later in summer the larva lives free among spun needles. Pupates in the ground litter in a white cocoon to emerge the following year.
The adults are active in late afternoon and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults heve been seen from mid-March till early June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Abies alba
Host plant (genera):
Picea

The larva livs on Picea abies and on Picea sitchensis. Perhaps but not sure possibly on Abies alba.

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Habitat

it inhabits coniferous woodland, mixed forests, plantations and sometimes isolated spruce trees.

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