Evergestis politalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Oct. 21, 2023, 9:49 a.m.
Used to be observed in the central part of the country and in the limestone area, but seems to have disappeared from Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Evergestinae > Genus: Evergestis > Species: Evergestis politalis
- Vernacular names
- Geldvalkmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19 (as Botys politalis F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larvae live gregariously at the base of the foodplant. They feed on the radical leaves and the base of the stems.
The moths are active at night and come to light.
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Flight periods
Adults can be seen from late April towards late August, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Biscutella laevigata
Polyphagous on different Brassicaceae, but especially recorded on Biscutella laevigata.
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