Eucosma pupillana (Clerck, 1759) Species
Last modified: Dec. 6, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, not recorded since a long time. Probably extinct.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Eucosma > Species: Eucosma pupillana
- Vernacular names
- Prachtknoopvlekje (NL), Eyed Bell, Eyed Tortrix (EN), Wermut-Stängelwickler (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 85.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Winspan 14–19 mm. Grey-white forewings with two parallel brown strigulae and with a well-developed, distinctively marked ocellus.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Yellowish white body with a brownish dorsal and subdorsal length lines.
Bionomics
The larvae feed initially under the bark, but soon penetrating the pith of the stems up to the rhizome. Pupation in the roots or outside in a flimsy white cocoon.
They rest among the foliage during the day, and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late June towards mid-September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia absinthium
The monophagous larva lives on Artemisia absinthium.
Habitat
It inhabits dry pastures and waste ground.
