Seq # 500520050

Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827) Species

Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:26 p.m.


A rather common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Scopariinae > Genus: Eudonia > Species: Eudonia pallida
Vernacular names
Moerasgranietmot (NL), Eudorée livide (FR), Sumpf-Grauzünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Sauveur J. 1863. Notes entomologiques. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 7: 75–85. On page 84.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan c. 18 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from mid-May till late September, sometimes as late as October, but most observations are done between May and July.


Observed on

Substrates:
Mosses and Lichens

The larva lives on mosses and lichens.

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