Eriopsela quadrana (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, not so often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Eriopsela > Species: Eriopsela quadrana
- Vernacular names
- Stuifmeelbladroller (NL), Four-spot Bell (EN)
- 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 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–16 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Pale white caterpillar with black spots and yellow orange head.
Bionomics
The larva folds a radical leaf, turning the upperside inwards to form a spacious pocket within which it feeds on the upper epidermis without perforating the leaf. When fully fed in late July, it constructs a white silken cocoon amongst leaf litter in which it overwinters.
The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly form late April towards early June.
Habitat
It inhabits open woods, dry grassy habitats, scrub and uncultivated ground, mainly on limestone soil.
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