Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 3, 2024, 2:22 p.m.
A widespread but not so common species throughout Belgium, more distributed in the Kempen and the southern part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Ethmiidae > Genus: Ethmia > Species: Ethmia bipunctella
- Vernacular names
- Grote zwartwitmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Ethmia echiella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 23 (as Melanoleuca echiella Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 19–28 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives in a slight web on the flowers and leaves.
Pupation in a dead stem or in rotten wood.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
Two generations a year from late April till the end of June and again in August–September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Echium vulgare
- Host plant (genera):
- Symphytum, Cynoglossum, Anchusa and Lithospermum
Several species of Boraginaceae like Echium vulgare.
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