Oxypteryx atrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 21, 2022, 3:28 p.m.
Still a rare species in Belgium, but well distributed.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Oxypteryx > Species: Oxypteryx atrella
- Vernacular names
- Geeltandboegsprietmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Dufrane A. 1942. Microlépidoptères de la faune belge, (1re note). — Bulletin du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique 18(5): 1–12. On page 4.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 11–13 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives internally in the roots and stems of the food plant.
It pupates in a reddish brown suboval case, made from the leaf of the food plant.
It flies from early evening and later comes to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from late June till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Hypericum perforatum and Hypericum hirsutum
The larva lives internally in the roots and stems of Hypericum maculatum and H. perforatum.
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