Eurrhypis pollinalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 21, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
A very rare and local species in the south of Belgium. Seldom recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Odontiinae > Tribus: Eurrhypini > Genus: Eurrhypis > Species: Eurrhypis pollinalis
- Vernacular names
- Sneeuwvlekje (NL), Ginster-Fleckenzünsler (DE)
- 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 62 (as E.[nnychia] Pollinalis. W.V.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The imago flies actively in bright sunshine.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late April towards July, but mainly in May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista tinctoria, Genista germanica, Ononis repens, Cytisus nigricans and Genista sagittalis
- Host plant (genera):
- Cytisus
The larvae live on Cytisus, Genista, Ononis and Laburnum.
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Habitat
It inhabits poor grasslands and sparse pine forests.
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