Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804) Species
Last modified: Dec. 7, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
A widespread and common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia lacustrata
- Vernacular names
- Lichte granietmot (NL), Weißdornstammzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eudonia crataegella sensu auct., nec (Linnaeus, 1767)
- 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 20 (as crataegalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken tube on mosses preferring those growing on tree-trunks or stone walls. Pupation in the moss.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till late August, but some years observations till early November.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva lives on mosses, preferring those growing on tree-trunks or stone walls.
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