Eudonia mercurella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 29, 2023, 12:47 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia mercurella
- Vernacular names
- Variabele granietmot (NL), Kleiner Grauzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Eudonia phaeoleuca (Zeller, 1846) , Eudonia parella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) and Eudonia frequentella (Stainton, 1849)
- 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 102.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken gallery in several species of mosses which are growing on tree-trunks, rocks and stone walls. It hibernates as a small larva and pupates later amongst moss.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly usually in one generation a year from late May till late August, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Mosses
The larva lives on different species of mosses like Isothecium alopecuroide and Hypnum cupressiforme.
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