Seq # 500520050

Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827) Species

Last modified: Feb. 15, 2020, 7:17 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia pallida
Vernacular names
Moerasgranietmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Sauveur J. 1863. Notes entomologiques. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 7: 75–85. On page 84.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults have been seen from late April till late September, sometimes as late as October, but most observations are done between May and July. They are active at dusk and later come to light.


Observed on

Substrates:
Mosses and Lichens

The larva lives on mosses and lichens. Its biology is not completely studied yet.

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