Filatima spurcella - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Filatima incomptella

Seq # 265440010

Gelechia cuneatella

Filatima spurcella (Duponchel, 1843) Species

Last modified: June 28, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

This species is not seen in Belgium for quite some time, probably extinct.

Classification: Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gelechiini > Genus: Filatima > Species: Filatima spurcella
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First mention in Belgium: Fologne E. 1869. Assemblée mensuelle du 6 mars 1869. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 12: lii. On page lii.
Status: Native

Wingspan 16–19 mm.

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Pupa stout, brown, in a tight cocoon on the ground.

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The larva lives in spring in webs of Acrobasis suavella. Pupation on the ground.
The adults come to light.

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The adults are on the wing from mid-April towards late June.

Host plant (species):: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa and Prunus mahaleb

The larva lives on Prunus spinosa, Prunus mahaleb, Cotoneaster integerrimus and Crataegus laevigata.

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It inhabits woodland edges, rough ground, hedgerows etc...

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Species presence