Eucosma campoliliana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 4, 2023, 11:10 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Eucosma > Species: Eucosma campoliliana
- Vernacular names
- Zwartwit knoopvlekje (NL), Marbled Bell, Pied Tortrix (EN), Greiskraut-Blütenwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eucosma nigromaculana (Haworth, 1811)
- 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 13–18 mm. The combination of white ground colour, black and ferruginous markings makes this species easily identifiable. Note particularly the white head and black thorax.
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Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in the seeds and sometimes burrowing into the stem on the host plant. It overwinters in a cocoon in the soil and pupation takes place inside that cocoon.
They fly from late evening and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till late August, occasionally later. Most observations during July.
Habitat
It has a preference for dry places like pasture land, uncultivated ground, gravel pits, chalk downland etc...
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