Eurhodope rosella
Seq # 490450010
Euzophera fuliginosella

Euzophera bigella (Zeller, 1848) Species

Last modified: Oct. 28, 2023, 2:37 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a very long time. Can be confused with Glyptoteles leucacrinella.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Euzophera > Species: Euzophera bigella
Vernacular names
Vaagzwarte lichtmot (NL), Peach Knot-horn (EN)
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan of 15–18 mm. Forewings grey with dark and pale transverse patches.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Egg

Laid on bark wounds and fruit.

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Caterpillar

Final instars reach 10-12 mm in length. Body is grey with a yellow to pale brown head and a dark brown prothoracic plate.

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Flight periods

The adults can be seen from April towards October.

Observed on

Substrates:
Deciduous trees

The larvae feed inside a variety of fruit, boring into the pulp, and feed on cambium under the bark of a number of species of tree like Cydonia oblonga, Juglans regia, Malus pumila, Olea europaea, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica, Prunus persica, Punica granatum, Pyrus, Salix alba, Salix purpurea and Vitis

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg